You sit across from your partner, and your team’s goal is to win more points than your opponents during each game, and games continue until one team achieves the target number of points. Tichu is mostly played with 2 teams of 2 players each (though the game can accommodate between 3 to 6 players in total).
The Tichu variation of this Asian card game was designed by Urs Hostetler in 1991, and has steadily acquired a growing fanbase. There are elements of Bridge and Poker in the game, and this fusion of styles and mechanics has created a very popular card game. It bears large similarities to the Chor Dai Dee and Da Lao Er Chinese card games which are hugely popular in East Asia. Tichu, whose name in Chinese means roughly to “propose” or to “put forward”, is a fast-paced trick-playing card game with roots in Asia. Use bids of confidence, card trick bombs and deductive reasoning to get ahead of your opponents. Take advantage of the powerful effects of unique cards such as the dragon, phoenix and dog. Work together with your partners and defeat your opponents in Tichu, the exciting and volatile trick-taking card game! Use your strategy skills and teamwork to rid your hand of cards before your opponents can.
