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How to score Euchre
Only one side scores each hand. The side that named trump gets 1 point for 3 or 4 tricks and 2 for all five; if they take fewer than 3, the other side scores 2. The first team to 10 wins.
- 4 players, 2 teams
- 24-card deck, 9 to ace
- First team to 10
- One side scores a hand
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This is the real app screen, live. Each side’s points go under one partner; the teams bar adds them up.
Euchre
A quick partnership trick-taking game with a short deck, where the side that picks trump must win at least 3 of the 5 tricks and the first side to 10 points wins.
Euchre on BoardGameGeek.
How to play Euchre, in brief
You and the player opposite team up in Euchre. Each hand, one team names trump, the suit that beats all others, and must take at least 3 of 5 tricks.
- DealDeal 5 each from a 24-card deck (9s to aces) and turn up the next card.
- Choose trumpGoing left, each player passes or accepts the turned card’s suit; if anyone accepts, the dealer picks the card up and discards one. If all pass, each may name another suit.
- Play 5 tricksA trick is one card from each player; follow the suit led if you can. The highest trump wins, or else the highest card of that suit. The jack of trump is highest, then the other jack of its color, a trump too.
- Deal againThe deal passes left until a team reaches 10.
The makers need three tricks. Anything less is a euchre.
The side that names trump are the makers. They score only by taking at least 3 of the 5 tricks, and the defenders score only by stopping them. So after every hand, exactly one side writes something down.
What a hand is worth
| Hand result | Points |
|---|---|
| Makers take 3 or 4 tricks | 1 |
| Makers take all 5 (a march) | 2 |
| Going alone, 3 or 4 tricksYour partner sits the hand out | 1 |
| Going alone, all 5 tricks | 4 |
| Makers euchred (2 tricks or fewer)The defenders score; the makers get nothing | 2 |
- See who made trumpThe side that named trump are the makers. They need at least 3 of the 5 tricks.
- Count their tricks3 or 4 tricks is 1 point. All 5, a march, is 2.
- Or score the euchreIf the makers take fewer than 3, the defenders score 2 and the makers score nothing.
- Alone pays moreA maker who goes alone scores 1 for 3 or 4 tricks and 4 for all five.
- Stop at 10Add the points to that side’s total. The first side to 10 wins; only one side scores a hand, so there is no tie.
Hand 9: You go alone, and win it.
You and Dev are Team A, Mara and Jonas Team B. Going into hand 9 it is 6 to 7. You order up trump, go alone and take all five tricks: 4 points. This is the game on the Scorepad above.
| Team | Hands that side scored | Points |
|---|---|---|
| You and Dev | Hands 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9Made it, a euchre, a march, Dev alone with 4 tricks, You alone with all 5: 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 4 | 10 |
| Mara and Jonas | Hands 2, 4, 6 and 8Made it, Mara alone with all 5, made it, made it: 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 | 7 |
Two teams, one running count.
Tabletales is a scorepad and scrapbook for game night. In Euchre, pick Teams and type each hand’s points under one partner of the side that scored: Tabletales adds up each side’s total and saves the game with the night.
- Each side’s total, added upTap a letter to put each player on Team A or B. The teams bar adds the partners’ points and puts the trophy on the side that’s winning.
- Ten is right on the padSet the game to play to 10 and the target sits at the top of the Scorepad while you play, so nobody loses count of how close it is.
- One number per handType 1, 2 or 4 under one partner of the side that scored and leave the rest blank. You work out each hand’s points, and Tabletales adds them up.
- And the night is keptSave it with who played and a photo from the table. Each game gets a history: how often you play it, who with, and who wins.
- Everyone who was there
- Photos from the table
- Euchre, with its scores
Common Euchre scoring mistakes
- Giving the makers a point for a euchreFewer than 3 tricks scores nothing for the makers and 2 for the defenders.
- Scoring a lone march as 2Alone and all five tricks is worth 4.
- Paying extra for going alone with 3 or 4 tricksThat is still 1 point, the same as a partnership hand.
Euchre scoring, answered
- How many points do you need to win Euchre?
- 10 in the usual North American game. Some tables play to 5 or 7 for a shorter game, and British Euchre plays to 11.
- How many points do you get for going alone in Euchre?
- 4 if you take all five tricks, and 1 if you take 3 or 4, the same as a partnership hand.
- What happens when you get euchred?
- If the side that named trump takes fewer than 3 tricks, the other side scores 2 points and the makers score nothing.
Euchre score sheet
Print one for the table: two sides, twenty hands, the points each hand and a running total, with the scoring at the bottom.
Score another game
Tables differ: some play to 5, 7 or 11, let a lone defender score 4, or give the defenders 4 when the makers take no tricks. Rules checked on 19 October 2026 against Bicycle Cards, Pagat and Wikipedia.
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