November 30, 200817 yr Actually, it's more of a general midwestern game. There's always a euchre game going whenever we visit family in Iowa. Spades, on the other hand, seems to be isolated to the south. I was floored when I first went to WKU and nobody knew how to play euchre except a few L'ville natives and the folks from Evansville. All anybody wanted to do was play spades, which I played a lot, but hated. Always seemed pretty pointless to have to mess around with all those cards in your hand. Euchre is essentially the same game, except the trump rotates, and you only have to hold five cards in your hand. Although there may be some that say it's pointless to play a card geme that utilizes fewer than half the cards in the deck. Kinda like playing chess without the pawns.
November 30, 200817 yr Although there may be some that say it's pointless to play a card geme that utilizes fewer than half the cards in the deck. Kinda like playing chess without the pawns. Blame it on German efficiency, I suppose. :lol:
November 30, 200817 yr Author Pitch (5 point) - though very few play it around here, I don't think it is the same as "Buck Pitch" Rook Spades Euchre Any version of poker - I used to play quite regularly and actually played in the Main Event in 2001 I think I've played a version of that. Is the "5th point" the off suit Jack?
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