If all three players pass before an opening bid is made this hand is not played and all the cards are shuffled together and the deck passes to the next player in turn to deal. A player is basically bidding the total number of points (or higher) he believes he can score in melds and trick points in the play of the hand. Once there have been two consecutive passes the bidding ends with the high bidder playing the hand as the "bidder". Once a player passes, he may make no further bids in this hand and must pass each time it would be his normal opportunity to bid for the remainder of the bidding round. When bidding a player must bid at least 10 points higher than the last highest bid or pass. The player to the dealers immediate left is the first player to bid. He then deals additional rounds of three card batches to each player until each player has 15 cards.Īfter the players pick up their dealt cards and have examined their hands, the bidding phase of the game begins. After he has distributed the first packet of cards to each player (including himself) he then deals a three card face-down "widow" to the center of the table. The cards are distributed in packets of three face down cards at a time. After the cut, the dealer deals the cards clockwise around the table, starting with the player to his immediate left. The dealer then thoroughly shuffles the cards and offers the deck to the player at his right to cut the deck. The player drawing the second lowest sits to the dealers immediate left and the remaining player sits to that players left.
The player drawing the lowest card becomes the first dealer.
To determine the first dealer, each player should cut a card from the deck which has been laid face down on the table.
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