Are you a gambling person? Even if you did not manage to lose the whole salary, then once or twice you could be on the verge of risking a lot. So do not blame someone for being addicted to cards. From time to time you can play and even need to, if in this way you let off steam and can calm down. The abundance of famous card games allows you to diversify leisure. For example, the game of a goat in cards is not known to everyone, but it is loved by many. She is truly exciting. What is the meaning of the game?
Starting with the basics
What games have you already mastered? Most often they play the “fool”, the “drunkard”. But the game in the "goat" in the cards is not known to many. The fact is that there are several equivalents. For example, the "vaunted goat", "squirrel" and others. Depending on the selected sub-option, the rules may change. Only the basics remain unshakable. In particular, four people sit down to play, and teams on the diagonal - two for two. Accordingly, players sit crosswise and each side has a pair of opponents.
The deck uses the standard of 36 cards, but sixes need to be selected from there. Do not put them away, they will come in handy. The rules of the game "goat" in the cards do not oblige to use sixes to keep score, but it is very convenient. It is necessary to lay a pair of sixes "face" to each other. When the team wins the “point”, the top six of the opponent moves a couple down. One win goes for two points.
Big goal
The game of "goat" in the cards goes until one of the teams scores 12 points. That is, in the most relaxed version, it goes 11 horses. Winners are determined by the number of points. For con you can get more than two points. To do this, the winning team must give the opponents a small amount of points. A critical mark is thirty points. If the team collects them, then the loss goes for two points. If not, then this is a double loss. These required thirty points are called "departure" or "saving."
Chasing a lady
And now the main intrigue, which attracts the game of cards "Goat". Even if you have a catastrophic lack of points, you can still win. To do this, you need to "catch" the lady of the crosses with the cross seven. These cards are a priori trump cards, as are all the ladies, jacks and cross cards. The game is complicated by the fact that you can not fold a trump card when a player has a suit in his hands. In the first cone, the entry goes only in a simple suit, and in subsequent games only the pair of players who did not participate in the distribution can enter from the trump card. Thus, a player with seven crosses - a “hook” - can assume a player with a cross lady and drive him into a corner, forcing him to throw a dangerous trump card.
Get out of a stalemate
Since when handing out can turn out to be an extremely unsuccessful set of cards, players can adapt to any situation. If the set contains only one or two trump cards, then you can give them to your partner, while remaining "empty". So the player makes it clear to his partner that he does not have a dangerous lady and definitely will not fall into the “hook”. One trump card can be given in any case, but a pair can be "leaked" only when the partner lacks two trump cards before they are fully recruited. Playing a "goat" in cards should be thoughtful and accurate, since even with an excellent set of suits you can get into trouble. For example, you don’t need to try to take all the “bribes” without leaving your rivals even one. If this happens, then the con is called "merged" and does not count as lost.
Built in seniority
Playing cards "Goat" the rules are varied and therefore very complex, but the list of trump cards is always respected. The seven crosses are considered the oldest and most important. Next comes the lady of the crosses, the lady of spades, the lady of worms and the lady of bubi. Now jacks suit accordingly. In order of decreasing importance are all the cross cards, that is, the ace, ten, king, nine and eight. Each of them “beats” simple suits. However, when you enter the "simple", the elder is logically an ace. By the way, he goes for 11 points. Ten gives a similar 10 points. For the king, 4 points are recorded in the asset, for the jack - two, for the queen - three. Sevens, eights and nines go for zero.
Remember that each suit has six cards. You can not hide cards and throw a trump card when there is a suit. If other players were able to see the fraud, they can count it for four points in a loss.
There is one more nuance when dealing cards. If one of the players has four ladies in his hands, but does not have a “hook”, then he can qualify for re-distribution of cards. The fact is that with such a set he has a very good chance of "getting caught" and, accordingly, losing. Playing cards "Goat" allows you to decide in this situation, that is, the player can declare his position and request a retake or try to play with the proposed set.
If a friend is suddenly
Traditionally, the game requires four people. Of course, you can get by, that is, play with one, two or even three "blind", but this will not be a game, but a banal killing of time - there is atmosphere, but no excitement. In this position, you need to enter the player’s cards, not looking at them. Is it possible to recommend such an occupation to an adequate person ?! Perhaps only if he is sitting in solitary confinement and is afraid to go crazy with loneliness.
Another and probably the best way out of the situation when you are alone, but you want to play, is to play "Goat" cards with a computer. Fortunately, there are plenty of sites offering this kind of entertainment. You only need to choose a nice looking interface and rules that you understand. It is worth recalling that in each particular company, the set of rules changes, so that on the site you may come across an unusual way. The seniority of jacks and queens may also vary, so be careful. Playing cards "Goat" with a computer can be easier than offline, or even harder if experienced opponents of the "goat" take the place of opponents. A skilled player is in no hurry, does not triumph ahead of time and keeps track of which cards are out of the game. For such an online version of the "goat" will be as interesting as offline. Reviews from newcomers are negative, since a partner in the game can turn out to be a bot and then he does not know how to bluff, but plays almost openly, without fear of a trick from opponents. In this situation, losing is very simple.