from a session report: In essence it s a round-and-round trick game, combining Frank s Zoo with Hattrick. 4 suits valued 1-10. High beats low. Net (or joker) beats 10. A 1 (or joker) beats Net. And then we re back into the numbers and round we go again. The trick is won when everyone passes. 7 s, 8 s and 9 s each have a sex. When one is played, if a player can play the same rank but of an opposite sex, a second trick is formed a la Hattrick. It s a powerful play, because the round then ends the moment either trick gets back to whoever played a currently winning card, improving the odds of you winning a trick. And causing all sorts of calculations as to what the best play is. Winning a trick with a net, or someone playing their last card induces a new deal. If you have a crappy hand, let a net win, concede and get a new hand. Otherwise, kick-start it again with a 1. In the round that someone wins their tenth trick (you start with 1, so it s actually the ninth trick), the last player to win their tenth trick in that same round wins.

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