Pitch Card Game
Ranking of Cards
'Setback' or 'High Low Jack' 1.19 Update: Non-touch screen Chrome OS Support Play 4 Point Pitch, 5 Point Pitch, 10 Point Pitch or just about any other type of pitch against three computer opponents. Bid to win option - Trump only play option - Deal 6 or 9 cards - Who gets Low point option - Declare trump/choose trump options - Play to 11, 21, 52 or any other score.
- Ace (Point)
- King
- Queen
- Jack (Point)
- Off-jack (left bauer, jack of same color as trump suit, Point)
- Joker (Point)
- Joker (Point)
- 10 (Point)
- 9
- 8
- 7
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 3 (3 Points)
- 2 (Point)
- Pitch is a trick-taking game using a standard 52-card deck; each player is dealt six cards. Each player can bid on the value of his or her hand and plays to take tricks and get points. Although one player wins the bid and tries to take all the points, all players can get points.
- Pitch as a card game is quite flexible and accommodating in terms of player structure. While it can be played by two or three individuals, it can also be played by two pairs of players quite easily. The objective of the game is quite straightforward.
- This video tutorial will teach you how to play the card game Pitch.
Game Play
Play begins with the dealer dealing nine cards to each player with the remainder being held until later. Score is kept for two teams. Each player has a partner who “sits” across from them with the oposing team being the other two players.
Bid begins with player to the dealer’s left. The minimum bid is four. Each player has the option to bid or pass. If they chose to bid they must bid higher than the standing bid. Each player gets one chance to bid concluding with the dealer. If no one bids (ie everyone passes) the dealer MUST take the bid for four.
After each player has a chance to bid, the high bidder then chooses a suit whick is then considered “trump.” Only those cards belonging to the trump suit are allowed as legal plays for the remainder of the hand. Each player then discards the cards in his/her hand which are not in trump. Any cards which are part of the trump suit that are thrown out are considered “fair game.”
Each player, in turn, then asks for a number of cards to fill their hand to six cards. Any cards remaining are given to the bidder. If the bidder so choses he/she can pass those cards to his/her partner provided he/she has not looked at them. In the event someone has more than six cards in the trump suit they must “burn” cards until they have only six. Burned cards are removed from play for that hand.
The bidder then leads a card followed by the others in a clockwise order. Highest card takes the trick and the person taking the trick leads the following trick unless they have no more cards in trump. In this case the person to his/her left leads. A person having no cards in trump is “out” and watches the remainder of the hand. In other words, this person is no longer allowed to play cards during the remainder of the hand.
If the bidder takes the number of points, or more, stated in thier bid, they receive that number of points. If not, the bidder is “set” and the amount of the bid is subtracted from their team’s score. The first team to reach 52 points is declared the winner.
Another option to bidding is the “shoot the moon.” Shooting the moon means takin all 10 points. If the bid is shoot the moon the bidding team advances their score to 52 if their score was above zero or to zero if their score was below zero. Failure to score all ten points constitutes loss of game.
The point cards: each of the following is worth one point – ace, jack, off-jack, joker, joker, ten, and two. The three is worth three points. The two goes to the person who plays it. It cannot be taken away by a higher card.
Variations
Five-Handed
Game played as above with ten cards dealt to each player. The remaining four cards are kept as a blind. The high bidder not only choses the suit but calls for the card he/she wants to see played. Whoever has that card in their hand is the bidder’s partner against the other three. The blind then goes to the bidder. In the event the card is in the blind, the bidder has no partner agains the other four AND is required to lead the card that was called.
Pitch Card Game Score Sheets
Point Variations
- 5 Point
Same as 10 point pitch with the exception that the jokers and the three are not counted as points. - 7 Point
Same as 10 point pitch with the exception that the three is not counted as a point. - 8 Point
Same as 10 point pitch with the exception that the jokers are not counted as points. - 13 Point
Same as 10 point pitch with the exception that the off-three is also included in the game and is worth three points. - 11 Point
Same as 13 point pitch with the exception that the jokers do not count as points. - 16 Point
Same as 10 point pitch with the exception that ALL off-points are used and count as a point each except for the off-three which is three points. All off cards rank below their counterparts. - 15 Point
Same as 16 point pitch with the exception that the off-two is not counted as a point. - 14 Point
Same as 16 point pitch with the exception that the jokers are not counted as points.
Other
- Dirty
In dirty pitch the two is not an automatic point. It must be “carried” as any other card would be. - Reverse Hierarchy
In reverse hierarchy pitch the cards rank in the same order but from top to bottom. The two is the most powerful card with the ace being the lowest.
How to play with Pitch cards ?
Pitch cards is a serious game that help startup to perform and convince when it’s time to pitch, with some training cards.
Basic Pitch cards Rules
– Decide if you play by person or by teams. If you choose to play by teams, Choose a team leader
– Prepare a pitch in 10 minutes
– Use the constraint card to focus on a specific thing (a niche, a type of customers, a type of product…)
– Use the keyword cards to guide your creativity : they can be customers, partners, features…
Pitch and then pick a method card
Pitch Card Game Singapore
– Use the method card to question the way you do things.
How To Play 10 Point Pitch
Enjoy !
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