| Hearts are trump. West has ordered up the Nine to South.
Here are the conditions: West is on lead. His side requires three tricks. The Spade Ace, Diamond Ace, and Heart Queen are buried in the deck. The North and East hands are useless. Assuming BEST play by West and South, how can West score his three tricks? You have the advantage of seeing both hands.
(Someday, I will write a feature article about the variations of Euchre. Remember, these are demonstration/puzzle hands.)
Answer: The ONLY way for West to win this hand, with best play by both sides, is to ENDPLAY South. This is accomplished by leading both Bowers, followed by the Ten of trump. South is thrown in with the Ace or King (depending on which one he saves), and must concede a trick to West's Club King (on trick # 4 or # 5, depending on when he takes the Ace of Clubs).
The initial (first trick) lead of the Ten of trump does not work. South takes the Ace, and continues with the Heart King. West is in with either Bower, and must break the Club suit on trick # 3 or # 4 -- and South wins both Clubs. Unless someone can refute this line of play, I must go with the lead of Bower-Bower and trump Ten.
Euchre December Challenge -- The Card Game History Quiz
Listed below are 12 classic card games. Your job is to list them in order chronologically; that is, in exact order from the oldest to the newest. I will help you by stating that Cribbage is the oldest (circa 1630), and Eleusis is the most recent (1956). Here is the list:
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