How to Play Twenty Five | an Irish trick taking card game | Skip Solo

This is how to play the card game Twenty Five, a trick taking card game quite popular in Ireland. A pub game typically played with five people, each player is trying to capture as many tricks as possible. Each trick is worth 5 points, and the first player to earn 25 points wins the game.

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0:00 – Intro
1:04 – Materials
3:57 – Setup & How to Play
9:14 – Keeping Score

Rank in trump suit:
Spades and clubs: 5 (high), J, A, A, K, Q, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Hearts: 5 (high), J, A, K, Q, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 4, 3, 2.
Diamonds: 5 (high), J, A, A, K, Q, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 4, 3, 2.

Rank of cards in plain suits (no trump):
Spades and clubs: K (high), Q, J, A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Diamonds: K (high), Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, A.
Hearts: K (high), Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.
The rule to remember is, “Low in black, high in red.”

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