https://grandprixtournaments.com/ Euchre, Hearts, Pinochle, Spades, Bid Whist and Hand and Foot dealt the right way: full rules, honest strategy, tournament formats and score sheets. en-us https://grandprixtournaments.com/game-rules/euchre-rules/https://grandprixtournaments.com/game-rules/euchre-rules/Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Standard euchre from the deal to the march: the 24 card deck, making trump, the right and left bower, going alone, scoring to ten and the misdeal rules. https://grandprixtournaments.com/strategy-guides/euchre-strategy/https://grandprixtournaments.com/strategy-guides/euchre-strategy/Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000The counting that wins at euchre: three guaranteed trump, the bower arithmetic, ordering from the third seat, going alone with the right hand and leading right. https://grandprixtournaments.com/tournament-formats/tournament-bracket-formats/https://grandprixtournaments.com/tournament-formats/tournament-bracket-formats/Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000Bracket arithmetic for card tournaments: single and double elimination, byes to the next power of two, round robin pairings and the counts an organizer needs. https://grandprixtournaments.com/game-rules/pinochle-rules/https://grandprixtournaments.com/game-rules/pinochle-rules/Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000Partnership auction pinochle with the 48 card deck: the deal, bidding to 15, meld values, the ace and ten trick count, and scoring to game. https://grandprixtournaments.com/tournament-formats/duplicate-format/https://grandprixtournaments.com/tournament-formats/duplicate-format/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000How duplicate play cancels the luck of the deal for euchre, spades and hearts: boards, predealt hands, movements between tables and scoring by comparison. https://grandprixtournaments.com/hosting-game-nights/host-card-game-night/https://grandprixtournaments.com/hosting-game-nights/host-card-game-night/Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000The host craft of a card night: the room and the light, decks and chairs, snacks that spare the cards, a schedule with a declared end, and the rematch rule. https://grandprixtournaments.com/game-rules/spades-rules/https://grandprixtournaments.com/game-rules/spades-rules/Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000Standard partnership spades: the deal of thirteen, bidding in turn, nil and blind nil, the bag penalty at ten, and scoring to 500 with the usual table options. https://grandprixtournaments.com/strategy-guides/hearts-strategy/https://grandprixtournaments.com/strategy-guides/hearts-strategy/Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000How to pass in hearts, how to void a suit, when the queen of spades is a weapon, and the real conditions for shooting the moon without donating 26 points. https://grandprixtournaments.com/tournament-formats/euchre-tournament-night/https://grandprixtournaments.com/tournament-formats/euchre-tournament-night/Tue, 05 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000The classic euchre party format: tables of four, partner rotation round by round, points per hand, the tally card and a schedule that ends on time. https://grandprixtournaments.com/strategy-guides/spades-strategy/https://grandprixtournaments.com/strategy-guides/spades-strategy/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000Bid your spades hand by counting sure tricks, covered kings and suit length, then decide on nil: when it protects the score and when it donates points. https://grandprixtournaments.com/scoring-sheets/pinochle-scoring/https://grandprixtournaments.com/scoring-sheets/pinochle-scoring/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000Every pinochle number in one place: standard meld values, the 250 point trick count, the bid and going set, and the variants tables argue about. https://grandprixtournaments.com/card-game-history/pinochle-history/https://grandprixtournaments.com/card-game-history/pinochle-history/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000The published history of pinochle: from the bezique family and French binocle through German Binokel to the American game of union halls and card parties.