Callbreak: Game of Cards Description
Callbreak Multiplayer brings classic and popular card game with online multiplayer feature to the Google Play Store.
Game Rules
Callbreak is a trick-taking card game played with a standard 52-card deck between four players. There are 5 rounds in a game. Players' sitting direction and the first dealer are selected before the first round begins. To randomize player's sitting direction and the first dealer, each player draws a card from the deck, and based on the order of the cards, their directions and first dealer are fixed. Dealers are changed successively in anti-clockwise direction in the following rounds.
Deal
In each round, a dealer starting from their right, deals all the cards in anti-clockwise direction to all the players without revealing any card, making 13 cards per each player.
Bidding
All four players, starting from the player to dealer's right bid a number of tricks that they must win in that round in order to get a positive score, otherwise they will get a negative score.
Play
In Callbreak, spades are the trump cards.
In each trick, player must follow the same suit; if unable, player must play a trump card if eligible to win; if unable, player can play any card of their choice.
Player must always try to win the trick, in other words (s)he must play higher cards possible.
The first trick in a round is led by player to dealer's right with any card of any suit. Each player, in turn plays in anti-clockwise direction. A trick containing a spade is won by the highest spade played; if no spade is played, the trick is won by the highest card of the same suit. The winner of each trick leads to the next trick.
Scoring
Player that takes at least as many tricks as her bid receives a score equal to her bid. Additional tricks (Over Tricks) are worth an extra 0.1 times one point each. If unable to get the stated bid, score will be deducted equal to the stated bid. After 4 rounds are completed, scores are summed to help players set a goal for their final round. After the final round, winner and runner-ups of the game are declared.
Features:
- Intuitive user experience
- Bots with improved AI in single player mode
- ELO-like skill rating
- Matchmaking based on profile similarity
- Play with friends and family in private table
- Fast reconnection after disconnection
- LAN play supported
- Score history, statistics
- Leaderboard and achievements
- Sounds and notifications
- Many card faces and wallpaper to choose
Also try the web version
https://callbreak.com/
Old version has been newly released as "Callbreak Lite"
Local names for Callbreak:
- Callbreak (in Nepal)
- Call Bridge, Lakdi, Lakadi, Kathi, Locha, Gochi, Ghochi, लकड़ी (हिन्दी) (in India)
Local names for Card:
- patti (Hindi), पत्ती
- taas (Nepali), तास
Other variations or games similar to Callbreak:
- Trump
- Hearts
- Spades
Game Rules
Callbreak is a trick-taking card game played with a standard 52-card deck between four players. There are 5 rounds in a game. Players' sitting direction and the first dealer are selected before the first round begins. To randomize player's sitting direction and the first dealer, each player draws a card from the deck, and based on the order of the cards, their directions and first dealer are fixed. Dealers are changed successively in anti-clockwise direction in the following rounds.
Deal
In each round, a dealer starting from their right, deals all the cards in anti-clockwise direction to all the players without revealing any card, making 13 cards per each player.
Bidding
All four players, starting from the player to dealer's right bid a number of tricks that they must win in that round in order to get a positive score, otherwise they will get a negative score.
Play
In Callbreak, spades are the trump cards.
In each trick, player must follow the same suit; if unable, player must play a trump card if eligible to win; if unable, player can play any card of their choice.
Player must always try to win the trick, in other words (s)he must play higher cards possible.
The first trick in a round is led by player to dealer's right with any card of any suit. Each player, in turn plays in anti-clockwise direction. A trick containing a spade is won by the highest spade played; if no spade is played, the trick is won by the highest card of the same suit. The winner of each trick leads to the next trick.
Scoring
Player that takes at least as many tricks as her bid receives a score equal to her bid. Additional tricks (Over Tricks) are worth an extra 0.1 times one point each. If unable to get the stated bid, score will be deducted equal to the stated bid. After 4 rounds are completed, scores are summed to help players set a goal for their final round. After the final round, winner and runner-ups of the game are declared.
Features:
- Intuitive user experience
- Bots with improved AI in single player mode
- ELO-like skill rating
- Matchmaking based on profile similarity
- Play with friends and family in private table
- Fast reconnection after disconnection
- LAN play supported
- Score history, statistics
- Leaderboard and achievements
- Sounds and notifications
- Many card faces and wallpaper to choose
Also try the web version
https://callbreak.com/
Old version has been newly released as "Callbreak Lite"
Local names for Callbreak:
- Callbreak (in Nepal)
- Call Bridge, Lakdi, Lakadi, Kathi, Locha, Gochi, Ghochi, लकड़ी (हिन्दी) (in India)
Local names for Card:
- patti (Hindi), पत्ती
- taas (Nepali), तास
Other variations or games similar to Callbreak:
- Trump
- Hearts
- Spades
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