• Learn the value of cards and the names of the suits/symbols, set the dealer who distributes the cards
• Learn the basic card-play rules – playing clockwise, the highest card wins, and the winner of the trick leads to the next trick
• Learn what is a trick
• Learn what is a trump and how to use them

• Learn the names of the players – North, East, South, and West. North and South play together (sitting opposite each other), East and West play together.
• Learn the roles of the players – the declarer (dealer in this game),
  the dummy (player opposite the declarer), and the defenders (players to the left and right of the declarer).
• Defender to the left of the declarer leads to the first trick.
• Dummy puts the cards on the table.
• Declarer decides which cards will be played from the table.
• Learn to adjust the played cards – turn them face down except the card that won the trick. Tricks won by our partnership are placed horizontally and lost tricks vertically. Place the cards in a row on top of each other to keep the order.
• No contract = no scoring. Try to win as many tricks as possible.

• Learn to set the contract based on Honor Tricks and Length Tricks
• Learn the terminology – Honor tricks (HT), Length Tricks (LT)
• Learn to evaluate the high cards: A = 1 HT, K = 1 HT, Q = 0.5 HT
• What is a Length Trick and how to make them: add 2 Length Tricks
• Learn to set the contract: my HT + partner's HT + 2 LT = number of tricks needed to tie
• Score the game:
  • Making the contract – tie 1:1. There is no tie if HT = X.5.
  • Making more tricks – win 2:0.
  • Making less tricks – loss 0:2.

• Fun in every age – great game to play for all generations, good for kids from the age of 10.
• The main focus is on card play – avoid the hard part – the bidding
• Easy to learn – Count your Honor tricks and Length tricks
• No equipment is needed – just 1-2 packs of standard cards (deck of 52 cards). It is beneficial to have a central piece for exchanging information though, but you can print it and laminate it for long use.
• Game of skill – setting up the contract based on the number of high cards forces players to learn basic card-play techniques.
• Competitive – the scoring is easy on a win-tie-lose basis. Easy to keep long-term scores.
• Partnerships – train communication skills, partnership understanding, and tolerance.

Note for bridge players: Avoiding HCP makes the game easier and players set the contract even more precisely.