Plain trick taking card games

In these games the value of a trick does not depend on what cards it contains. The object will typically be to win some number of tricks, or as many tricks as possible. Occasionally the object is to win a specific trick (for example the last one). There are also some plain trick games where the aim is to lose tricks. A trick consists of each player in turn playing one card face up to the table (a few games have multiple tricks where several cards may be played at once). Playing the first card to a trick is called leading. There is some rule to determine which card wins the trick (for example the highest card of the suit led). The cards played to the trick are captured and generally placed face down in front of the winner of the trick. Usually the winner of a trick leads to the next.

bullet Alouette (France)
bullet Auction 45s (Canada, US)
bullet Back Alley (US)
bullet Brus (Sweden)
bullet Epta (Greece)
bullet Fourty-One (41) (Syria, Lebanon)
bullet German Whist (UK)
bullet Hokm (Iran)
bullet Israeli Whist (Israel)
bullet Le Guillotine (France)
bullet Manni (Iceland)
bullet Mizerka (Poland)
bullet Oh Hell!-Ascenseur-Romanian Whist-Greek Whist-10 op en neer-Oh Shit! (US, France, Romania, Greece, Netherlands)
bullet Pepper - Bid Euchre (US)
bullet Podrida (Spain)
bullet Prefa (Greece)
bullet Preference (Austria)
bullet Sergeant Major (8-5-3) - 9-5-2 (UK, Canada)
bullet Spades (US)
bullet Tarneeb (Lebanon)
bullet Tribello (US)
bullet Twenty Five (Ireland)
bullet Whist - Minnesota/Norwegian/Danish Whist (UK, US, Norway, Denmark)
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