How many cards do you start with in up and down the river?

The dealer deals each player four cards, face-up. Cards are kept in front of each player. The dealer keeps the remainder of the deck. The dealer starts the game by flipping over the top card of the deck.

What is the game up and down the river?

Up and Down the River is a card game of strategy and prediction, where playing well is not as important as knowing how well you will play. This game uses a standard deck of cards (no Jokers) and is for 4 to 8 players. A trick is when a player wins one hand of the round being played.

How do Points work in up and down the river?

Up and Down the River Again, the dealer must ensure bids do not add up to the number of tricks in the deal. Players score 1 point for each trick taken plus 10 points for achieving their bid.

Do you have to Trump in up and down the river?

This is going “up the river and down the river”. Trumps are decided for each hand when the dealer turns up a card after dealing the rest of the cards. The player to the left of the dealer begins the bidding. After you have gone “up and river and down the river”, the player with the most points wins the game.

What does the phrase up the river mean?

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To or in prison, as in They sent him up the river for five years. This phrase originally referred to Sing-Sing Prison, on the Hudson River about 30 miles north of New York City. So used from about 1890 on, it was broadened to apply to any prison by the early 1900s.

Do you have to follow suit in up the river down the river?

Players must follow suit if they have a card in that suit. Otherwise, the player can play any suit including a trump card.

How is two man solitaire played?

The game is played with two decks—by two people. You each get a deck and you each lay out your own tableau. You lay out the cards in the standard (Russian) Solitaire way and begin to play in the exact same way as Russian Solitaire. You deal three cards at a time from your stock pile.

What are the rules of up and down the river?

Up and Down the River Drinking Game Rules 1 Up the River. The first part of the game is going up the river. Flip over one card from the deck. 2 Down the River. Flip over a fifth card, anyone who has that card gives out 4 drinks. 3 Through the River. Now the dealer starts flipping cards.

How many drinks do you give in up and down the river?

Four drinks to one player, two to two players, etc. Players give drinks per matching card. The dealer continues on going down the river by dealing another card, in which players must give three drinks if they have a matching card. This continues until players give only one drink.

Can you play up the river down the river without alcohol?

Playing the game without alcohol detracts from every aspect of its design. In order to play without alcohol, you must choose something to take the place of “drinks” without losing sight of the fact that gluttony, and not victory, is the ultimate object of the game.

When do you take a drink in up and down?

If a player has a card of the same rank, they must take a drink. Suit does not matter. If a person has more than one card in hand that matches they must take a drink per matching card. The dealer flips over the next card. The same rules repeat, except if a player has a matching card they take two drinks… then three.. then four.