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Diamonds

Players: 3-6.
Uses chips and bags/cups.
Game by Mike Fitzgerald.
  • No trump suit
  • Give three chips to each player.
  • Each Hand:
    • Deal 10 cards to each player.
    • Dealer chooses 1/2/3. Each players passes that many cards to their left.
    • If a player cannot follow suit, they take a Suit Action
    • The winner of each trick plays a Suit Action
    • At the end of the Hand:
      • For each suit, the player with the most cards of that suit plays a Suit Action. Ties get no action.
      • If a player has taken no tricks, they play two ♦︎ Suit Actions
  • Suit Actions are based on the card played:
    • ♦︎: Place a chip from the supply into your bag.
    • ♥︎: Take a chip from the supply.
    • ♠︎: Place one of your chips in your bag.
    • ♣︎: Steal a chip. (You can’t steal bagged chips.)
  • After a predetermined number of rounds (4/5/6), most chips wins.
  • Chips in the bag count as doubled.

Game adapted from Diamonds by Mike Fitzgerald