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Is there a good Euchre bidding strategy guide? I like the game, but find my bidding to be very hit or miss. And I've been unable to find a strategy guide for Euchre bidding patterns. Either a good strategy or a link to a good preextant guide would answer my question. |
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The website http://OhioEuchre.Com/ has much information on bidding strategies. Euchre is a game of chance where aggression pays off. The more you play the better you will get. Take chances! Even when you are getting euchred you're learning more about the game. The person that said there is little strategy to euchre is incorrect. Just play in any tournament. You'll see that the same people seem to win most of the time. I don't think they're just luckly. I think they took the time to learn the different strategies of the game |
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Conservatively, the idea would be to have at least 3 trump with one of the top 3 being in that group though I have played lots of times where I'd have 2 trump with one of the top 3 and an off-suit Ace. Some people will play a much more aggressive style though there are a few variations to keep in mind as some people will play a stick the dealer rule and there can be variations when ordering up one's partner as to whether or not that triggers a lone hand. |
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Just play the game a lot and you'll learn when to bid and when not to. I find euchre to have a fairly small amount of strategy to it. In general If you have 3 trump and one of them is A or better, then you can feel free to bid. If you have some off-trump Aces, than that's a good sign and you should bid. You also have to consider what card you might be giving to the dealer, you don't want to be giving an opponent the right unless you believe that you will win 3 out of the 4 other tricks. Going alone is all about game control. When deciding about whether or not to go alone, You have to consider how much control that you'll have over the game, and you have to consider what can take your control away. for instance, if you get to go first and you have right Ace King of trump and two off-aces, than you can try to draw the left out with your right, and if you do, than nothing can stop you from winning all the tricks. |
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According to the link below, you need to be able to take three of five tricks in a suit to bid it. You can count on your partner for an average of one trick. http://boardgames.about.com/od/euchre/a/How-to-Bid-in-Euchre.htm You need to have two tricks in hand, if you have the advantage of being the dealer, and three if you don't. That's because the dealer determines the trump suit. |
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Obviously, you count any guaranteed as 1. Left Bower = 1 (unless it is your only trump, then it is .5) AK of trump = .5 if protected A of offsuit = .5 (maybe 1 if you are strong in trump and it is your only card of that suit) Add them up, round down(or up if you are feeling lucky/desperate), and that is your bid. Disclaimer: it's been a while since I played. |
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