description All Fours Overview
All Fours is an English trick-taking card game whose earliest known description appears in Charles Cotton’s Compleat Gamester, published in 1674. The classic game uses a standard fifty-two-card deck, a trump suit, and four scoring categories known as high, low, jack, and game. It originated as a two-player game in England and later developed related forms in North America, the Caribbean, and other parts of the English-speaking world.
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How is All Fours scored?
Classic All Fours uses four scoring categories called high, low, jack, and game. The game is played with a standard 52-card deck and a trump suit.
When was All Fours first described?
An early known description appears in Charles Cotton's Compleat Gamester, published in 1674. That makes All Fours one of the older documented English trick-taking games.
What does the trump suit do in All Fours?
The trump suit can win a trick against cards from other suits. Players use the trump information together with the four scoring categories to plan their play.
Is All Fours related to Pitch or Seven Up?
All Fours belongs to the same broader family of trick-taking games as Pitch and Seven Up. Its distinctive scoring system is the combination of high, low, jack, and game.
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