About the 65 Card Game Playing Cards

65, also known as Sixty Five Card Game, is a strategic trick-taking, and cards playing game created by Kuromiya Kimihiko in Japan. This game is played with four players in two partnerships. The 65 game involves earning points through tricks, capturing certain cards, and dividing the tricks after each round.

65 Game Playing Cards

This card game uses a shortened deck of 48 cards, without the 2s from the deck. The point values of cards differ in the game; Aces carry 4 points, Kings carry 3 points, Queens carry 2 points, and Jacks carry 1 point. In the game, spades always act as trumps, and numbered cards hold no point value.

65 Card Game Rules

65, also known as Sixty Five Card Game, is a strategic trick-taking card game played with four players in two partnerships, and uses a shortened deck of 48 cards, without the 2s from the deck.

To play the 65 card game, all you need is a group of players from two teams sitting in front of each other. The game is played with a total of 48 cards, in which each person will get 12 cards, and the remaining ones will be put down in the center area. The game has multiple rounds, and the next person starts after each round and rotates to the left after every round.

During gameplay, the trick can be initiated with any card, and all players must follow suit if possible. The highest card in the lead suit or the highest trump card wins the trick. One of the distinctive rules of 63 is the way tricks are collected. The winner of the trick collects only the card their partner played. The opposing team collects the remaining cards from the trick, known as the loser’s pile, to score points.

After tallying the points from each round, the game continues until one team earns five victory points or more. The first team that reaches this target wins the game. Victory points are earned by achieving specific point thresholds and winning the last trick.

In terms of scoring, points are awarded for tricks taken as well as for capturing specific cards. Teams earn 2 points for each trick taken and a bonus point for winning the last trick. Additionally, Aces, Kings, Queens, and Jacks contribute to a team’s overall score. A team with 33 or more points earns 1 victory point, while 41 points or more result in 2 victory points.