About the 65 Card Game Playing Cards

The 65 Card Game, 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.

Game Setup

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.

• Players: Four people in two partnerships, sitting across from each other.
• Deck: Uses a 48-card deck, created by removing the 2s from a standard 52-card deck.
• Trump: The trump suit is always the spades.
• Dealing: Each player receives 12 cards. The deal passes to the left each round. 

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.

Deal

Any player deals one card face up to each player. The player with the lowest card is the dealer. The dealer shuffles the cards, and the player to the right cuts them. The dealer completes the cut and deals the cards clockwise ne at a time, face down, beginning with the player to the left.

If two or three people are playing, each player receives seven cards. If four or five people are playing, each receives five cards. The remainder of the pack isplaced face down on the table to form the stock.

Card values

• Ace – 11 points
• Three – 10 points
• King – 4 points
• Queen – 3 points
• Jack – 2 points
• Seven, Six, Five, Four, Two – 0 points

Playing the Game

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.

Collecting Tricks

One of the unique features of the 65 Card Game is how tricks are collected. The player who wins the trick takes only the card partner played. The opposition team collects the rest of the cards from that trick, known as the “loser’s pile.” That is the only card their team will earn points for (if any). 

 While collecting tricks, keep the trick-winner pile separate from the rest of the cards collected.  Perhaps one partner can collect trick-winners while the other collects the cards from tricks lost.

Play Continue

The trick-winner leads the next trick, and play continues until all 12 tricks are completed. The round’s scores will be added up, and the game will keep going until one team has at least five victory points. Thus the entire deal will pass left each round.

Points for Tricks and Cards

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. At the end of each round, teams calculate their points. The game continues until one team achieves five or more victory points. Points are awarded for each trick won, and a bonus for taking the last trick.

Scoring Points

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.

Two points for each trick the side has won, plus one extra point for the side that won the last trick. Four points for each ace the side has taken; three for each king; two for each queen; and one point for each jack.

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