Pişti
Pişti (pronounced: Pischti) is a popular and widespread oriental card game that is played with a hand of 52 cards and by 2 to 4 people.
history
Pişti was originally played mainly by shepherds, but later the game was also able to gain a foothold in the cities. Pişti is seen as a national sport, especially in the Iğdır region. For this even tournaments are organized which are rewarded with high prize money. Thanks to the immigrants from Turkey, this game also spread to Switzerland and Germany . It is often played there by both the first generation and their descendants.
Rules of the game
Points
At the end of a round, the points are counted. The ratings are:
- Cross 2 = 2 points
- 10 of diamonds = 3 points
- Jack = 1 point
- As = 1 point
- who has the most tricks = 3 points
- Pişti = 10 points
- Jack Pişti = 20 points
A Pişti is the first card that is covered by a card of the same size and thus tripped (i.e. only the same two cards may be on the table, otherwise it is a normal trick - if it is the last two cards, it does not count as Pişti). As a rule, 101 or more commonly 151 points are played.
Card distribution
Each player receives four cards. The distribution begins in a clockwise direction to the right of the dealer. Three cards are placed face down on the table and the start card is placed face up on them. If the starting card is a jack, put it at the bottom of the pile (the player who is dealing with it receives this card in the last round). In turn, a different player is the dealer for each round (game).
Sting
You can either take a stab
- to score with every jack or
- when the card on the table can be covered with an equal card.
Course of the game
It always plays one after the other (i.e. whoever took the trick does not get another turn). You play counter-clockwise one after the other.
Whoever tricks receives all cards that have accumulated on the table. Whoever wins the first trick also receives the three cards face down. He is the only player allowed to look at these cards, which gives him a tactical advantage. You can play a card of your choice - it doesn't matter which card the player placed in front of it. When the four cards are used up, each player receives four cards from the stack.
If the last cards are no longer drawn, these cards are taken by the person who took the last trick.