The bidder proposes to win at least 8 tricks with another player who must bid Cop, with the turned up card as trump. Once a player has passed they are out, except for one case: the player to the dealer's left can bid Cop if the only other bid has been Prop. If not, the cards are simply gathered up, cut, and dealt.īeginning with the player to the dealer's left, each player may bid a contract or pass. In subsequent deals, the cards are only shuffled if the last bid was an Abundance or higher.
The final card to be dealt to the dealer is turned face up to determine the trump suit. The cards are dealt in packets of three, followed by a single card, so that everybody has 13. At the beginning of the game, the cards are shuffled by the dealer and then cut.
