Jacks and nines carry the points, and the bid is for 29 of them.
A trick-taking game of Bangladesh, eastern India and Nepal, built on an unusual card ranking where the jacks and nines carry everything. Four players in partnerships.
32 cards — seven up to ace. Eight cards each.
Jack, nine, ace, ten, king, queen, eight, seven. The jack at the top and the nine second are the whole game.
Jack 3, nine 2, ace 1, ten 1, and king, queen, eight and seven count nothing. That is 28 points, plus 1 for the last trick — 29 in total, which is where the name comes from.
Each player is dealt four cards, then bids the number of points their side will take, starting at 16. Bidding continues round the table until three players pass.
The winner names a trump suit by placing a card of it face down, unseen. The remaining four cards are then dealt to everyone.
Trump is not revealed until someone asks for it. During play, a player who cannot follow suit may call for trump to be turned up — the face-down card is exposed and that suit is trump from then on. Before that moment the hand plays as if there is no trump at all.
The player who chose it may also reveal it themselves when they wish.
Follow suit if you can. Once trump is revealed, highest trump wins, otherwise the highest card of the suit led.
The bidding side must reach its bid. Make it and score a point; fail and lose one. A bid of 20 or more, made, is worth double.