Pitch is a 4 player card game split into 2 teams. Pitch is played with a 54 deck of cards. The objective is to be the first team to hit 21 points.
Each game is broken out into multiple hands and each hand has a set order and flow.
- Cards Delt - The dealer (which rotates between players) deals out 9 cards.
- Hand Analysis - After cards are dealt each player analysis their hand and waits for the bidding phase to start.
- Players are culling the best 6 card hand from any single suit to capture all 7 points.
- Bidding Begins - The bidding process begins with the player to the left of the dealer.
- Players are bidding at how many points they think they can capture with their as well as partners teams hand.
- Each player can either bid or pass.
- Once bidding starts you must over bid the current bid.
- If everyone passes the bid automatically is dropped on the dealer for 3.
with the goal of one team winning (and making) their bid for that hand.
Ordered in level of importance and "catching" power.
- Point - Ace main card
- Catcher - King
- Catcher - Queen
- Point - Jack (Main suit)
- Point - Jack (Off-color suit)
- Point - Joker (Big)
- Point - Joker (Small)
- Point - 10
- Point - 2 cannot be caught
Cards that are also in play but hold no weight in points or catching power.
- 9
- 8
- 7
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 3