Seven Eight 78 Card Game

This is a game played by 2 players. It cannot be played by more than 2 players and is played using 30 cards. Regular jokers have no role here. However, there are 2 additional jokers, the seven of hearts which is the big joker and the seven of spades which is the small joker.

Cards Used In Seven Eight

This game will be played with the following cards:

Spades => 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A

Diamonds => 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A

Clubs => 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A

Hearts => 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A

Aim & Objective

The dealer has to make more than 7 hands in this game in order to win the game and the one who cuts or calls the trump or is given the cards first (caller or cutter) has to make more than 8 hands. If the dealer makes seven hands and the player who decides or calls the trump makes 8 hands then it is a draw. If the dealer makes less than 7 hands, then he loses the game. Likewise, if the player who calls the trump makes less than 8 hands, then he loses the game.

Seven Eight 78 Card Game is a popular card game played with a stripped off deck with 30 cards. The cards used include all ranks from 8 on-wards for all suits along with the 7 of Hearts and the 7 of the Spades. It is a trick taking game where there are a total of 15 possible tricks. At the start of the first game, it is decided randomly who will select the trump. After the first game, both players alternatively select the trump. The player who selects the trump has to make more than 8 tricks to win while the other player has to make more than 7 tricks to win the game. If the player who selects the trump makes 8 hands, while the other player makes seven hands then it is a draw.

First lead is by the player who selects the trump, while subsequent ones are by the one who wins the trick. On each trick, the highest of the led suit wins unless it is trumped. The cards of the trump suite have the highest rank and are used to cut other cards when a suite played by the other player is not available. The game ends when all 15 tricks have been played.