Points are awarded for being dealt the lowest-rank trump in play, for taking the highest-rank trump in play and the Jack of trump (if in play), and a game point awarded for taking the most game-point points (see Scoring, below). Six cards are dealt to each player resulting in 24 out of 52 cards in play per hand. Our 4-point variation is played with a standard 52-card deck with Ace high.
See the Variations and Options sections for a discussion of all the available versions. Described below are the two most popular played in automatch Play games: 4-point and 10-point. Trickster Pitch currently supports 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 9-, 10-, 11-, and 13-point versions. Unlike some other trick-taking games, the goal in Pitch is to capture cards representing at least the number of points you bid. The game is also known as Auction Pitch or Setback. Pitch is fast-paced, partnership, trick-taking game with a variety of popular rule options.
