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Mariáš
Three-player solo trick-taking game with marriages
Origin	Czechoslovakia
Type	Trick-taking
Players	3
Cards	32
Deck	Piquet
Play	Clockwise
Playing time	20 min.
Chance	Medium
Related games
	Ulti, Sixty-six

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Mariáš is a three-player solo trick-taking game of the King–Queen family, but with a simplified scoring system. It is one of the most popular card games in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Hungarian national card game Ulti is an elaboration of Mariáš.

The variants of Mariáš in Czechoslovakia

Lízaný mariáš (trick-and-draw game, 2 players, very similar to old german card game Mariage)
Volený mariáš (three-hand, no drawing, "elder hand" player set-up trump suit, second and third player defense together in partnership)
Křížový mariáš (four-hand game, 8 tricks, "elder hand" set-up trump suit and call (choose) one trumph honour card to be in partnership, 2 others are defenders)
Licitovaný mariáš (three-hand game, bidding phase like Contract bridge, the strongest player makes commitement, 2 others are defenders, 10 tricks)
Hvězdicový mariáš (five-hand game, 6 tricks, bidding phase + contractor calls the trump honour, 3 others are defenders)

Basic game rules

only 32 playing cards - A,10,K,Q,J,9,8,7 in four suits (card 10 is higher than King, except Betl and Durch commitements)
follow the suit in the trick (like bridge)
necessity play higher card (override) to kill (take) the trick (unlike bridge)
if unable to follow suit, necessity play trumph card (unlike bridge)
if unable to kill the trick, smaller card is possible

No shuffle

The winner of the trick places the cards played to own winning stack on the table (and begin a new trick). Some deals are played only a few tricks and the contractor gives up the game or shows his hand as a winner. The score is calculated by summarizing of value cards in all stocks, but these cards stay in order. The card sequence in the tricks must be conserved. Dealer collect all stacks together with no shuffle and gives the oportunity to cut the cards before a new deal. The players can use the informations about following "cards in a row" in previous deal, if the cards were displayed. This aspect boost the calculations in the next deals, some hands look strong enough, but the reality is different due to curious distribution of honours or too long or too short suits in hands of other players.

Power of cutting

The cutting is necessary (Cut -1, 0 or 1 card is forbidden) and especially the powerful finesse cause the strong cards can be send to the cutter´s hand in next deal. Dealer has some possibilities to prevent, he could collect all the stacks in the right way before the cutting. Dealing is ordered by a scheme. After the cutting... alea iacta est)

Scheme of dealing cards

7-5-5-5-5-5 in Volený mariáš (elder hand set-up trumph when he has seven cards in hand, after the setting he takes the second part - another five cards)
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 in Křížový mariáš (elder hand set-up trumph when he has four cards in hand)
5-5-5-2-5-5-5 in Licitovaný mariáš (the winner of bidding process can take two cards left on the table (talon) and put off another two cards and then he pronounces the commitements in his contract).

Score Ace = 10 points, 10 = 10 points, last trick (overtrick / ultimo) = 10 points (summarised 90 points) Marriage (K+Q in the same suit in one player´s hand) trump suit 40 points, other suits 20, 20, 20 points (100 bonus points, 190 maximum score)

draw-game (the same score) is not possible

Special Commitments

Betl (win 0 trick) or Durch (win all tricks) are special plain-trick games incorporated (escape from point-trick game)
7 - play the smallest trump card in overtrick (winning)
100 - score 100 points or more (60+40 with trump marriage or 80+20 with no-trump mariage)
2x7 - very hard, win no-trump 7 in the penultimate trick, trump 7 after that, in the last trick

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 The variants of Mariáš in Czechoslovakia
 * Lízaný mariáš (trick-and-draw game, 2 players, very similar to old german card game Mariage)
-* Volený mariáš (three-hand, no drawing, "elder hand" player set-up trumph suit, second and third player defense together in partnership)
+* Volený mariáš (three-hand, no drawing, "elder hand" player set-up trump suit, second and third player defense together in partnership)
-* Křížový mariáš (four-hand game, 8 tricks, "elder hand" set-up trumph suit and call (choose) one trumph honour card to be in partnership, 2 others are defenders)
+* Křížový mariáš (four-hand game, 8 tricks, "elder hand" set-up trump suit and call (choose) one trumph honour card to be in partnership, 2 others are defenders)
 * Licitovaný mariáš (three-hand game, bidding phase like Contract bridge, the strongest player makes commitement, 2 others are defenders, 10 tricks)
+* Hvězdicový mariáš (five-hand game, 6 tricks, bidding phase + contractor calls the trump honour, 3 others are defenders)
 Basic game rules
-* only 32 playing cards - A,10,K,Q,J,9,8,7 in four suits (card 10 is higher than King)
+* only 32 playing cards - A,10,K,Q,J,9,8,7 in four suits (card 10 is higher than King, except Betl and Durch commitements)
 * follow the suit in the trick (like bridge)
-* necessity play higher card to kill (take) the trick (unlike bridge)
+* necessity play higher card (override) to kill (take) the trick (unlike bridge)
 * if unable to follow suit, necessity play trumph card (unlike bridge)
 * if unable to kill the trick, smaller card is possible
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 No shuffle
-The winner of the trick places the cards played to own winning stock on the table (and begin a new trick). Some deals are played only a few tricks and the contractor gives up the game or shows his hand as a winner. The score is calculated by summarizing of value cards in all stocks, but these cards stay in order. The card sequence in the tricks must be conserved. Dealer collect all stacks together with no shuffle and gives the oportunity to cut the cards before a new deal. The players can use the informations about following "cards in a row" in previous deal, if the cards were displayed. This aspect boost the calculations in the next deals, some hands look strong enough, but the reality is different due to curious distribution of honours in hands of other players.
+The winner of the trick places the cards played to own winning stack on the table (and begin a new trick). Some deals are played only a few tricks and the contractor gives up the game or shows his hand as a winner. The score is calculated by summarizing of value cards in all stocks, but these cards stay in order. The card sequence in the tricks must be conserved. Dealer collect all stacks together with no shuffle and gives the oportunity to cut the cards before a new deal. The players can use the informations about following "cards in a row" in previous deal, if the cards were displayed. This aspect boost the calculations in the next deals, some hands look strong enough, but the reality is different due to curious distribution of honours or too long or too short suits in hands of other players.
 Power of cutting
-The cutting is a necessity (Cut -1, 0 or 1 card is forbidden) and especially the powerful finesse cause the strong cards can be send to the cutters hand in next deal. Dealer has some possibilities to prevent, he could collect the stocks in the right way before the cutting. Dealing is ordered by a scheme.
+The cutting is necessary (Cut -1, 0 or 1 card is forbidden) and especially the powerful finesse cause the strong cards can be send to the cutter´s hand in next deal. Dealer has some possibilities to prevent, he could collect all the stacks in the right way before the cutting. Dealing is ordered by a scheme. After the cutting... ''alea iacta est'')
-Scheme of dealing cards (after the cutting... ''alea iacta est'')
+Scheme of dealing cards
 * 7-5-5-5-5-5 in Volený mariáš (elder hand set-up trumph when he has seven cards in hand, after the setting he takes the second part - another five cards)
 * 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 in Křížový mariáš (elder hand set-up trumph when he has four cards in hand)
 * 5-5-5-2-5-5-5 in Licitovaný mariáš (the winner of bidding process can take two cards left on the table (talon) and put off another two cards and then he pronounces the commitements in his contract).
+Score
+Ace = 10 points, 10 = 10 points, last trick (overtrick / ultimo) = 10 points (summarised 90 points)
+Marriage (K+Q in the same suit in one player´s hand) trump suit 40 points, other suits 20, 20, 20 points (100 bonus points, 190 maximum score)
+* draw-game (the same score) is not possible
+Special Commitments
+* Betl (win 0 trick) or Durch (win all tricks) are special plain-trick games incorporated (escape from point-trick game)
+* 7 - play the smallest trump card in overtrick (winning)
+* 100 - score 100 points or more (60+40 with trump marriage or 80+20 with no-trump mariage)
+* 2x7 - very hard, win no-trump 7 in the penultimate trick, trump 7 after that, in the last trick
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