Welcome to the Tampa, FL version of Clag. My son picked this game up in his travels to Europe and we've adopted and adjusted it a bit,
so it is different from standard Clag. This site is meant to simplify scoring during a game between actual people. This is not
a simulation. The site works well on desktop or mobile. Enjoy!
The object of the game is to get the highest score.
The game uses a single deck of cards, excluding jokers, and can be played with 3 to 7 players.
The trump suit changes each hand and some hands have no trump. See "Play Details" for a full explanation.
Players get 2 points for each trick taken plus ten points for accurately guessing the number of tricks taken.
For instance, if a player bids 2 tricks
and takes two tricks, the player gets 2 points for each trick (4 points) and 10 points for taking the number of tricks bid for a total of 14 points
for the hand.
Even a player bidding zero tricks can get 10 points if she takes no tricks, but that's not always easy to do!
Don't worry, this site will manage all scoring for you.
A player who does not take the number of tricks bid is said to have 'clagged'. Players who clag still receive 2 points per trick taken but do not
receive the 10 point bonus.
The number of suit and trump suit varies by hand and the number of hands changes depending on the number of players.
The first six hands will always be the same
7 cards with trump suit 
6 cards with trump suit 
5 cards with trump suit 
4 cards with trump suit 
3 cards with no trump suit
2 cards with trump suit
The next hands depend on the number of players and will all be 1 card. Three players means Three 1 card hands. Four players mean four 1 card hands. And so on.
This is because the 1 card hands naturally benefits the first player, so having a 1 card hand per player makes the game more fair. The trump suit will continue
alternating in the heart, club, diamond, spade pattern.
For three players, the next three hands are
1 card with trump suit
1 card with trump suit
1 cards with trump suit
For five players, the next five hands are
1 card with trump suit
1 card with trump suit
1 card with trump suit
1 card with trump suit
1 card with trump suit
The last 6 hands will go back up: 2,3,4,5,6 and finally ending with 7 cards again. But the trump suits will be different depending on the number of players.
Don't worry, this site will manage the complications for you. Based on how many players you choose, it will show you all the hands
with the number of cards and associated trump suit.
Each hand you will be asked to bid the number of tricks you believe you can take based on the cards in your hand and what the trump suit is.
So that not everyone can get the 10 point bonus, the total number of tricks bid cannot equal the number of cards dealt. This means that the dealer
may have to bid more or less than she expected. See "Scoring" and "Clagging" for details on the points received for tricks taken.
Clag Card Game Scoring