Santase Rules

The main objective of the game is to be the first one to score 11 win points. You win points by winning a round. The first player to reach 66 points in a round and to declare it is the winner of the hand.

You acquire points by winning tricks.

Another way to acquire points is by matching pairs of Kings and Queens, which grants you a bonus of 20 or 40 points once declared.

During the deal, three cards are dealt to each player, one card is turned up as a trump, followed by dealing another three cards to each player.

You are not required to follow suit until all cards of the talon are dealt.

You are required to follow suit once the undealt cards are closed.

A player may close the talon if he believes that the cards in his hand are strong enough to win the remaining tricks and reach 66 points. During this time the players must follow suit if possible, otherwise trump.

The player who holds the lowest trump card (the 9) could exchange it for the trump that is turned up during his turn to lead.

The exchange could occur as long as there are more than 2 cards remaining in the talon.

If a player believes that he has 66 points and declares it (only after winning a trick or after matching pairs of K and Q), the play stops immediately.

If the player is right and has more than 66 points, he wins the hand. Otherwise, points are distributed to the opponent instead.

The ranks and values of the cards are as follows:

• Ace – 11 points
• Ten – 10 points
• King – 4 points
• Queen – 3 points
• Jack – 2 points
• 9 – 0 points

Winning a round gives you:

• 3 points if the opponent has 0 tricks won
• 2 points if the opponent’s score is below 33
• 1 point if the opponent’s score is 33 or more