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Got-Ya or Got'ya is a strategy game that can be played by 2 to 9
players varying in age from preteens to senior citizens. The rules are
simple and easy to remember, yet it combines the concepts of bidding,
trump, no-trump and discarding with the strategy of "running"
the card. Harts and Bridge fans fine it a great change-of-pace game or a
challenging alternative when 4 players are not available.
With 5 to 9 players, 5 cards are dealt one at a time around the table.
For 3 or 4 players 10 cards are dealt and with 2 players, each is dealt 15
cards. Each player can discard up to one-fifth of their hand and receive
replacement cards from the dealer in the same order the cards were dealt.
After the final discard has been replenished, the dealer starts the
bidding with the number of tricks expected to win. Bidding continues
around the table until everybody has passed.
The highest bidder then declare trump by exposing a trump card face up on
the table or any card face down to play no-trump. The exposed card remains
on the table during play but it may be played any time it is the players
turn. The winning bidder leads the first card. All players must follow
suite, if possible; otherwise, any card may be played. The highest card of
the suite lead or the highest trump card wins the trick. Ace is always
high and a joker (if used) counts as the highest non-trump card. If two
jokers are played, then the last one played is considered highest.
When the bidder wins the number of tricks bid or more, the amount bid
is scored; otherwise, each of the other players score the full amount bid.
There is no credit for overtricks. The one exception is when no tricks
are taken by the winning bidder. It’s called a "Got-Ya", and
the full amount bid is scored by the bidder. The person to the dealers
left becomes the next dealer as play continues. The first player to reach
or exceed an agreed to score -- typically between 25 and 50 points -- or a
specific number of rounds wins. A standard 52 card deck with 2 optional
jokers is used for play. With 9 players, the 2 jokers are required. In all
other cases the use of jokers is optional.
Scoring:
When a small number of people are playing, 50 points usually determines
the winner; however, with 5 or more players it is generally considered
more equitable to play for a specific number of rounds. This gives each
player an equal opportunity to open the biding while lessening chance of
any one player being shutout of the bidding more than any other. In the
case of a tie, the player with the most Got-Ya’s wins.
Any person can keep score, or it can rotate around the table. Typically
it is the scorer’s responsibility to enter the bid under the winning
bidders name before play begins. If the bid is won, the amount is added to
the previous total. If lost, the bid is circled or placed in parenthesis
and the amount bid is added to each of the other players' total while the
loser's score remains unchanged. Got-Ya’s are usually placed in quotes.
In this example, Ranger the Border Collie dealt 5 cards to each player, they each
of the dogs had a chance to discarder 1 and
received a replacement from the remaining cards in the deck. Quean bid 4 and won 5 in the first round.
Ranger bid 5,
but only made 4 in the second round. King bid and made 4. Ranger finally made a bid of 3.
King bid 5 and scored a "Got-Ya" on the fifth round. Then Prince
squeaked by, making a bid of 3 in the sixth round. Then Buster bid 5 and ran them all. In the
eighth round Pug finally made a bid of 4 and took 4 of 5.
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Quean |
Rex |
Prince |
Pug |
Buster |
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+4 = 4 |
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(5) = 0 |
+5 = 5 |
+5 = 9 |
+5 = 5 |
+5 = 5 |
+5 = 5 |
+5 = 5 |
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+4 = 9 |
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+3 = 3 |
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"5" = 14 |
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+3 = 7 |
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+5 = 10 |
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+4 = 9 |
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