![]() “C’mon,” Jesse said, stepping ahead of her and climbing up the boulder. Resting there was a huge, flat-topped boulder that peeked out over the lake. Jesse, on the other hand, observed her fondly, his face tinting slightly, even as Lake remained none the wiser.Įventually, they reached their apparent destination: a humble, little clearing that led directly to an area of the lake, that was partially shrouded by a bushy strip of land that jutted in. Between the brief, small-talk conversations, a comfortable silence fell upon them, in which Lake turned her attention to the muted rays of sun that filtered through the trees and reflected off her skin. They took a long path through the small patch of woods near Jesse’s house, one that winded around the lake at its center. Sure, whatever, Lake had replied, with a flick to his forehead. For no specific reason at all whatsoever none at all, he’d insisted, even as his voice cracked nervously. Today in particular, Jesse had insisted on Lake going out for a walk with him. It was barely the first week of summer when their schedules finally eased up. Exploring the city, finding her style, making up for lost time, and all that. Lake, on the other hand, was occupied with discovering herself and the world around her. Nearing the end of the school year, Jesse had been busy with studying for finals and practicing for swim competitions- state championships this time. It wasn’t that they didn’t want to spend time together, because they had made efforts for movie nights as often as they could, but their individual lives could get hectic, and the last time they’d watched a movie was at least two weeks ago. Whoever has the high score after the 13th round, wins.As of recently, Jesse and Lake found themselves spending a lot of time apart. ![]() However, if they take more (or less) than the amount bid, they lose 10 points (and can go negative). If the person bid exactly the number of tricks that they took, they receive 10 points plus 5 points per trick (e.g., if they bid 3 and took 3, they would receive 10 + (3 x 5) = 10 + 15 = 25 points). Once the last trick has been played to the hand, the hand is scored based on the number of tricks bid and taken. Whoever takes the trick, leads to the next trick. If there is a tie for high card (because you’re using multiple decks) then the first of the high cards to be played to the trick takes the trick.Īll tricks taken must be placed so that all players can see how many tricks the other players have taken. If no trump cards were played, who ever has the highest card in the suit led takes the trick. Who ever has the highest trump card (Ace is high) played takes the trick. If the player has the suit led, they must follow suit otherwise, they are free to play any card in their hand. The dealer, who is last to bid, must bid so that someone will not make their bid (e.g., if there are 3 players and 4 cards dealt and the first two players each bid 1 then the dealer may not bid 2 (because 1 + 1 + 2 = 4).)Īfter the bidding is complete, left of dealer leads out a card. Each player bids the number of tricks they believe that they will take. ![]() Bidding starts with left of the dealer and proceeds clockwise. Until on the thirteenth round, one card is dealt.Īfter the cards are dealt out, the dealer turns the top card over and that card is trump. ![]() On the eighth round, six cards are dealt. The second round, everyone is dealt two cards. The first round, everyone is dealt one card. The game can be played with any number of players, for every seven players another standard deck of 52 must be added to the game deck. The game Stupid is so named because in the course of playing, someone nearly always declares “This is a stupid game.” Don’t let that dissuade you.
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