Hoşkin

About

Hoşkin is a trick-taking card game. Dealer deals to 3 players; players bid for the right to name trump suit; winning bidder collects 5 widow cards from center of table, then names a trump suit; winning bidder discards 5 widow cards; all players show meld cards. In tricks phase, high bidder lays down a card, other players each lay down a card. Highest card on the trick pulls in those cards, then leads the next trick. At the end of the hand, meld scores and trick points are added to verify high bidder achieved his bid. Several hands are played until one player achieves 4550 score and wins the game.