Playcard gamesBid whist
Whist with an auction, a kitty, and the choice to play low.
- 4 players
- Standard deck
- Trick-taking
What Bid whist is
Whist with an auction, a kitty, and one thing no other whist has: you may declare that the low cards win. Four players in partnerships, popular in African American card-playing tradition for over a century.
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