Chlust (, Polish for 'splash') is a Polish gambling card game know primarily in

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', although the game was in existence well before poker was invented. The name is derived from the splashy sound the cards make while being played onto one another, especially when aggressively.

History

Chlust is over 200 years old, being mentioned as early as 1807 by Linde in his Polish-German dictionary as a "common card game". In the 20th century the game was noted by Wieczorkiewicz (1966) as a gambling game.Wieczorkiewicz (1966), p. 123.

Rules

Overview

Chlust is a game for at least two, at most four people. The game requires a pack of 20

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, Aces down to Tens, but Nines may be added if desired.

Deal

The players ante equals stakes into a pot before being dealt three cards each, one at a time. Next, the

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turns the top card, which indicates the trump suit. If that card is the

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, it can be exchanged for the lowest trump by anyone who has it. The

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must be properly shuffled and cut before the

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Bidding

A player can raise,

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or fold. If everyone folds, a new

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is played. If everyone calls, the players compare their hands, with the best set winning.

Combinations

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comprises three cards of the same

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. The descending order of sets is as follows: # Three jacks # Three of a suit # Three of a rank The Ten of Clubs (♣10) is wild and may be played in place of any other card. If Clubs are trumps, then the Ten of Spades (♠10) fills this role. If two players have the same kind of combination, the following rules apply: # The trump suit beats the other three # The suits are ranked:

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(♣), Spades (♠), Hearts (),

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() # The cards are ranked:

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, Jack, Ten, Nine (A, K, Q, J, 10, 9) # The wild card played to a set of Tens or Clubs/Spades counts as a regular card # If two players have sets of the same suit, the one with the higher top card wins, unless that player has the wild card.

Trick taking

If no-one has a combination, the dealer leads to the first trick. Players must follow suit if they can, otherwise must

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if able. If neither following nor playing a trump is possible, any card is played. Players must always

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if they can. The highest trump wins the trick or the highest card of the led suit if no trumps are played. The trick winner leads to the next trick. The one with most tricks wins the

References

Bibliography

* Linde, Samuel Bogumił (1807)
''Slownik jezyka Polskiego: A. - F.''
Warsaw: Pilarow. * Wieczorkiewicz, Bronisław (1966)
''Słownik Gwary Warszawskiej xix Wieku''
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