A free Euchre table in your browser
Welcome to Go Euchre, a free way to play Euchre in your browser. Euchre is the classic partnership card game: pick trump, team up with your partner and take at least three of the five tricks, or get euchred.
Play on your phone or computer with no download or sign-up. Play Euchre with a partner: choose a computer partner and take on two computer opponents at your own pace, or open a private online table for your friends. New to the game? A guided first hand teaches you the rules as you play.
What is Euchre?
Euchre is a fast trick-taking game for four players in two teams, played with just 24 cards. It has been a kitchen-table favorite for generations in the US Midwest, Ontario and Atlantic Canada, at family gatherings, card nights and tournaments.
A hand takes a few minutes. Its big moments are what keep people playing: ordering it up, catching a trick with the Left Bower, going alone for four points, and euchring the other team when they call trump on a weak hand.
How to play Euchre in 3 steps
Choose trump
Everyone gets 5 cards from a 24-card deck, 9 through Ace. The top card of the 4 left over, the kitty, is turned up. In two rounds of bidding, each player can make that suit trump, or later name another suit, or pass.
Win 3 tricks
Follow suit if you can; the highest trump, or else the highest card of the suit led, takes the trick. The team that chose trump needs 3 of the 5 tricks. The Jacks of the trump color, the bowers, are the top trumps.
Score to 10
Make it for 1 point, take all five (a march) for 2, go alone and take all five for 4; a loner who takes 3 or 4 tricks still scores 1. Fail, and you’re euchred: the other team scores 2. First team to 10 wins.
Many tables play Stick the Dealer: if the other three players pass in round 2, the dealer must name trump. Variants and house rules · Scoring in detail
Features
Choose your partner
Euchre is a team game, so your partner is a character you pick. One calls only on sure things, another orders up on a bower and a prayer. Learning to read your partner is the real skill.
The bowers, made visible
The Jacks of the trump color are the hardest thing for new players. Here the bowers wear crowns, and the Left Bower slides over to sit with your trumps, so you can see it counts as one.
Going alone
Think your hand can take all five? Tap Alone. Your partner leans back from the table, the spotlight tightens and four points are on the line.
The euchred moment
Nothing beats making the other team pay for a bad call. When the makers fall short, the table shakes and the stamp comes down: Euchred!
Bidding helper
Not sure whether to order it up? A strength bar weighs your trumps and aces and gives you a one-line suggestion. Switch it off when you’re ready.
Play vs computer
Sit down with a computer partner against two computer opponents, at four levels from novice to shark, and play at your own pace.
Play online with friends
Create a private table and send your friends the room code or invite link, or join an open table with Quick match. Computer players can fill any empty seat.
Tips to win at Euchre
- Count your trumps. Three trumps, especially with a bower, is usually enough to call. Two trumps and an off-suit ace can be too, depending on your seat.
- Lead trump to your partner. When your partner called trump, leading a trump helps them pull the opponents’ trumps.
- Don’t trump your partner’s winner. If your partner is already winning the trick, play a low card and save your trump.
- Think “next”. In round 2, the suit of the same color as the turned-down card is often a good call for the player left of the dealer.
- Lead aces on defense. Against the makers, cash an off-suit ace early, before it can be trumped.
Frequently asked questions
Is Euchre free to play?
Yes. Go Euchre is completely free and runs in your browser on phones, tablets and computers. There is nothing to download, and you don’t need an account.
Can I play Euchre against the computer?
Yes. You play with a computer partner of your choice against two computer opponents. Each partner has their own style, from careful to downright reckless.
Can I play Euchre online with friends?
Yes. Tap Play online and create a private table, then send your friends the room code or invite link. The host picks partners, and computer players can fill any empty seat. Quick match finds you an open table.
What are the bowers in Euchre?
The bowers are the two highest trumps. The Right Bower is the Jack of the trump suit. The Left Bower is the other Jack of the same color, and it counts as a trump, not as its printed suit.
What does “euchred” mean?
The team that chose trump has to take at least 3 of the 5 tricks. If they don’t, they are euchred, and the other team scores 2 points.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. Go Euchre works in any modern browser on iPhone and Android, in portrait or landscape. Add it to your home screen to play like an app, without the browser bars.
Is there an app?
Not yet. An Android app is planned. Until then, play in your phone’s browser and add the game to your home screen: it opens full screen, just like an app.
How do you score in Euchre?
The team that chose trump scores 1 point for 3 or 4 tricks and 2 for all five, a march. A player who goes alone scores 4 for all five tricks and 1 for 3 or 4. If the makers take fewer than 3 tricks, they are euchred and the other team scores 2. First to 10 points wins.
What is Stick the Dealer?
A popular house rule: the dealer can’t pass in the second round of bidding. If the other three players pass, the dealer must name trump, so no hand is ever thrown in. You can switch it on in the game’s settings.
How many cards are in a Euchre deck?
24: the 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of each suit. Each player gets 5 cards and the 4 left over form the kitty.
Can I play Euchre with a partner?
Yes, Euchre is always played with a partner sitting across from you. Against the computer you choose a computer partner. Online, a friend can be your partner at a private table.
Where does Euchre come from?
Euchre most likely grew out of an old Alsatian game called Juckerspiel and came to North America in the 1800s. It is still a favorite in the US Midwest, Ontario and Atlantic Canada. The Joker was first added to the deck for a version of Euchre.
Which languages can I play in?
The game and these pages are in English, French (Canada), German and Spanish. Pick yours with the globe button.