Hoşkin Glossary

The strongest rank in each suit; worth 11 card points.

A♣ contributes 11 card points.

The 80-card Hoşkin deck, card order, and values

A valid point amount named during bidding.

It must be higher than the current high bid.

Hoşkin bidding: the 550 opening, raises, passes, and contract risk

The phase in which players take turns naming a contract amount or passing.

The first valid amount is at least 550.

Hoşkin bidding: the 550 opening, raises, passes, and contract risk · How to play Hoşkin: step by step from deal to score

Offline practice for learning rules and controls without pressure from human opponents.

Use it to observe bidding choices and legal-card cues.

From bot practice to private rooms: a Hoşkin learning path · Beginner decision habits and common Hoşkin mistakes

The rank values of cards won in tricks: ace 11, ten 10, king 4, queen 3, jack 2.

The four card values are added to the team's tally.

The 80-card Hoşkin deck, card order, and values · Round scoring, the last-trick bonus, and contract failure

The scoring commitment taken by the winning bidder's team.

A 600 contract requires the team to meet that result at round end.

Hoşkin bidding: the 550 opening, raises, passes, and contract risk · Round scoring, the last-trick bonus, and contract failure

The contract team does not reach its commitment; canonical scoring applies the contract amount as a penalty.

A failed 600 contract applies -600 to the contract team.

Round scoring, the last-trick bonus, and contract failure

The player with the highest valid bid; this player chooses trump.

The winner is settled after the other eligible players pass.

Hoşkin bidding: the 550 opening, raises, passes, and contract risk · Trump and legal trick play: following suit, trumping, and winning

The process of distributing the shuffled deck to players.

In the four-player game, each player receives 20 cards.

How to play Hoşkin: step by step from deal to score · The 80-card Hoşkin deck, card order, and values

The canonical 80-card set with four copies of ace, ten, king, queen, and jack in each suit.

4 suits × 5 ranks × 4 copies = 80 cards.

The 80-card Hoşkin deck, card order, and values

The phase for revealing valid combinations before trick play to score them.

Marriages, runs, rank sets, and Pinik are evaluated here.

Hoşkin declarations: marriages, trump run, rank sets, and team sets · Pinik, Double Pinik, and the Hoşkin combination

Two Pinik pairs made from two queens of spades and two jacks of diamonds; worth 300.

2×Q♠ + 2×J♦ = 300.

Pinik, Double Pinik, and the Hoşkin combination

The requirement to play the led suit when you hold it.

If hearts are led and you have a heart, another suit is not legal.

Trump and legal trick play: following suit, trumping, and winning

A player's unplayed private cards; everyday usage may also use the word for a won trick.

Opponent hands remain hidden online.

What is Hoşkin? The shape of a four-player round · Beginner decision habits and common Hoşkin mistakes

Four Pinik pairs made from four queens of spades and four jacks of diamonds; worth 3600.

4×Q♠ + 4×J♦ = 3600.

Pinik, Double Pinik, and the Hoşkin combination

The lowest-ranked card in the canonical deck; worth 2 card points.

J♦ can pair with Q♠ for Pinik.

The 80-card Hoşkin deck, card order, and values · Pinik, Double Pinik, and the Hoşkin combination

The rank after ace and ten; worth 4 card points and can form a marriage with a queen.

K♠ + Q♠ is a same-suit marriage.

The 80-card Hoşkin deck, card order, and values · Hoşkin declarations: marriages, trump run, rank sets, and team sets

The final trick of the round; its winning team receives a 20-point bonus.

The bonus is added separately from card points.

Round scoring, the last-trick bonus, and contract failure

The suit of the first card played to a trick.

If you hold that suit, you must follow it.

Trump and legal trick play: following suit, trumping, and winning

A king and queen of the same suit; worth 20 in a non-trump suit.

K♥ + Q♥ is 20 when hearts are not trump.

Hoşkin declarations: marriages, trump run, rank sets, and team sets

The first valid bidding threshold: 550.

A lower amount is rejected.

Hoşkin bidding: the 550 opening, raises, passes, and contract risk

A group dealt to one player at a time; the canonical packet size is five.

Each pass gives a player five cards.

The 80-card Hoşkin deck, card order, and values

The opposite-seat teammate who shares scoring in four-player partner mode.

Partners combine trick and declaration points.

What is Hoşkin? The shape of a four-player round · Beginner decision habits and common Hoşkin mistakes

Leaving the auction without naming an amount. A player who passes does not bid again in that auction.

Passing is available when the contract looks too risky.

Hoşkin bidding: the 550 opening, raises, passes, and contract risk

One queen of spades paired with one jack of diamonds; worth 40.

Q♠ + J♦ = 40.

Pinik, Double Pinik, and the Hoşkin combination

An online room where selected players join the same table with an invite code.

The host prepares the table and others enter with the code.

From bot practice to private rooms: a Hoşkin learning path

The rank after the king; worth 3 card points. The queen of spades pairs with the jack of diamonds for Pinik.

Q♠ + J♦ is one Pinik pair.

The 80-card Hoşkin deck, card order, and values · Pinik, Double Pinik, and the Hoşkin combination

Increasing the high bid by an allowed step; the interface supports 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50.

Choosing +20 over 550 offers 570.

Hoşkin bidding: the 550 opening, raises, passes, and contract risk

A declaration based on the same rank across all four suits; value varies by rank and multiplicity.

One ace in each suit is an ace set.

Hoşkin declarations: marriages, trump run, rank sets, and team sets

The round result combining declarations, won card points, and the last-trick bonus under the rules.

Contract success is checked against the round result.

Round scoring, the last-trick bonus, and contract failure

Ace, ten, king, queen, and jack in trump; worth 150.

A♠ 10♠ K♠ Q♠ J♠ is a run when spades are trump.

Hoşkin declarations: marriages, trump run, rank sets, and team sets

An online model where the server, not the client, decides deals, legal actions, scoring, and results.

Hidden opponent hands are not sent to the client.

From bot practice to private rooms: a Hoşkin learning path

One of spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs.

The led suit determines which suit must be followed.

The 80-card Hoşkin deck, card order, and values · Trump and legal trick play: following suit, trumping, and winning

The cumulative team score used to complete a game; the app default is 4555.

A table setting may choose a different target.

What is Hoşkin? The shape of a four-player round · Round scoring, the last-trick bonus, and contract failure

A declaration built from king and queen rank sets; the canonical table scores team at 240, kelli team at 320, and full team at 350.

The exact team-set score follows the valid multiplicity.

Hoşkin declarations: marriages, trump run, rank sets, and team sets

The second-strongest rank after the ace; worth 10 card points.

10♥ beats K♥.

The 80-card Hoşkin deck, card order, and values

A group in which four players each play one card and a winner is determined.

After four cards, the winner leads the next trick.

What is Hoşkin? The shape of a four-player round · Trump and legal trick play: following suit, trumping, and winning

The suit chosen by the contract winner that outranks non-trump suits in a trick.

If spades are trump, a spade can beat a non-trump card.

Trump and legal trick play: following suit, trumping, and winning · How to play Hoşkin: step by step from deal to score

A king and queen in the trump suit; worth 40.

K♠ + Q♠ is 40 when spades are trump.

Hoşkin declarations: marriages, trump run, rank sets, and team sets

Playing trump when you lack the led suit and hold a trump card.

The trumping requirement is part of legal-card validation.

Trump and legal trick play: following suit, trumping, and winning