Wizard card game Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Wizard is a card game invented by Ken Fisher of Toronto, Ontario in 1984. Wizard cards were first printed in June of 1986. A Wizard deck consists 60 cards: a regular set of 52 playing cards, 4 Wizards and 4 Jesters. The Jesters have the lowest value, then the 2 up to ace, with Wizards highest in value. The game is licensed in Canada, The United States, Germany and Italy. The popular German version of this game has a completely different design, with a fantasy-themed character on each card. The German decks contain four non-standard suits with values from 1 to 13, four Z cards labelled der zauberer (the sorcerer) and four N cards labelled der narr (the fool).Wizard is a trick-taking game for 3 to 6 players. It is derived from Oh Hell and bears some resemblance to it. The game is played in a number of rounds from 10 to 20, depending on the number of players.
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The object of the game is to bid correctly on the number of tricks that will be taken in the subsequent round of play. Points are awarded for a correct bid and subtracted for an incorrect bid. The person with the most points after all rounds have been played is the winner.
Each round consists of three stages: Dealing, Bidding, and Playing.
A dealer is chosen by dealing one card to each player. The highest card deals. On the first round of play, each player is dealt a single card. Two cards are dealt on the second round, three on the third, and so forth. After each round of play, the deal passes to the left. The next card in the deck is turned up after the deal to indicate the trump suit. A Jester indicates no trump and a Wizard is dealer's choice. The final round will be no trump and will always use all the cards since 60 is evenly divisible by 3, 4, 5, and 6.
After looking at their cards, starting with the player to the dealer's left, each player states how many tricks he or she will take, from zero to the number of cards dealt. This is recorded on a score pad. If the dealer, who is the last to bid, has more points than any other player, she may not bid a number of tricks that would make the total number of tricks bid equivalent to the number of cards in hand.
Play is started by the person to the left of the dealer. Any card may be led from the hand by placing it face up for all the players to see. Play continues clockwise, with each player laying a single card face-up from their hand. The card laid must follow the suit of the card led if possible, with 2 exceptions. A Wizard or a Jester can be played anytime, even if the player's hand contains a card of the suit led. Once each player has played one card, the winner of the trick is determined by
If a Wizard is led, it will win the trick and other players may play any card they wish, without need to follow suit.
If a Jester is led, the suit to be followed is chosen by the next card played. Jesters will always lose, with one exception. If all the players play a Jester, then the first one played will win the trick.The Wizard Card Game
Dealing
Bidding
Playing
The winner of the trick leads the next trick until all cards in hand are played, signifying the end of the round.Leading Special Cards