Oh Hell

Play Oh Hell, Romanian Whist, La Podrida, and many popular Oh Hell variations.

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Features include:

• Undo.

• Hints.

• Offline play.

• Detailed statistics.

• Replay hand.

• Skip hand.

• Customization. Choose the deck backs, color theme, and more.

• Bid and play checker. Let the computer check your bid and play throughout the game and point out differences.

• Play review. Step through the play of the hand to review and improve your play.

• Unique thinking AI to provide a strong AI opponent for different rule variations.

• Claim the remaining tricks when your hand is high.

• Achievements and leaderboards.

Play with your favorite rules. Rule customizations include:

• Maximum cards dealt in a round. Choose from 7 to 13 cards.

• Deal pattern. Options include down then up, up then down, up only, and down only.

• Trump determination. Options include dealing a face up card to determine the trump suit, notrump when the face card up is a six or lower, spades-only, fixed trump order (like Kachuful), etc.

• Scoring. Many popular scoring methods are supported. Separately configure the scoring for a successful bid, an overbid, and an underbid.

• Hook. Choose whether or not the dealer must bid such that someone will not make their bid.

• Must trump. Choose whether or not a player must trump when one does not have the suit lead (like La Podrida).

• Romanian Whist style. Choose to use only the high cards from the deck needed to deal a maximum round hand. The lower cards will be removed from play.

• Repeat rounds for each player to deal. Choose to repeat: no rounds; rounds of the minimum hand size; rounds of the maximum size and the minimum size; or all rounds.

• Minimum cards dealt in a round. Choose from 1 to 3 cards.

What's New in the Latest Version 3.70

Last updated on Jun 9, 2024

• Option to automatically claim the remaining tricks when your hand is all high.
• UI improvements.
• AI improvements.

Thank you for your suggestions and feedback!

Oh Hell is a classic trick-taking card game that combines elements of strategy, bidding, and luck. It is played with a standard deck of 52 cards and can accommodate 3 to 6 players.

Objective

The goal of Oh Hell is to accurately predict the number of tricks you will take in each hand and score points based on your success.

Gameplay

1. Bidding: Each player secretly bids on the number of tricks they believe they will take. The bids can range from 0 to the number of cards in their hand.

2. Dealing: The cards are dealt evenly among the players, and the remaining cards are placed face down in the center of the table to form the "kitty."

3. Trick-Taking: The player to the left of the dealer leads the first trick by playing a card. Players must follow suit if possible, but if they cannot, they may play any card. The highest card of the suit led wins the trick, unless a trump card is played. Trump cards (spades) always win.

4. Scoring: After all the tricks have been taken, players score points based on their bids:

- If a player takes exactly the number of tricks they bid, they score 10 points.

- If they take more tricks than they bid, they score 1 point per extra trick.

- If they take fewer tricks than they bid, they lose 10 points per missing trick.

Special Rules

* Nil: A player may bid "nil" if they believe they will not take any tricks. If successful, they score 10 points. If they take even one trick, they lose 10 points.

* Kitty: The kitty can be used to supplement a player's hand. A player may take the top card of the kitty if they cannot follow suit. However, they must then take all the remaining cards in the kitty.

Winning

The game continues for a predetermined number of rounds. The player with the highest total score at the end of the game wins.

Strategy

* Bidding: Bid conservatively based on the strength of your hand and the bids of other players.

* Card-Playing: Try to lead with strong cards to establish a suit or force other players to play their trumps.

* Nil: Bid nil only when you have a very weak hand and are confident that you will not take any tricks.

* Kitty: Use the kitty strategically to strengthen your hand or disrupt other players' plans.