[jdunford]

My family always plays Euchre on Boxing Day ... er... the day after Christmas. They usually get 3 or 4 tables going, with partners moving up and down as they win or lose. We play 9's and up in the deck, which is the most common in Canada (even though a quick google search tells you that 7's and up is supposedly the standard). We only play for quarters, but basically it's 1 "token" per point differential at the end of the game (and if you get a lone hand to win, the theoretical max score would be 13-0). It's also 1 token for getting all 5 tricks (scoring 2-points) in a hand, 2 tokens for euchring your opponents (getting 3 or more when your opponents chose suit), and 2 tokens for a 5-trick lone hand (4-points). It's mostly just for fun (no one's going to go broke), but puts a little more than just pride on the line.

Again, it's not really a game of skill. Once you've played for a while, you just glance at your hand and most of the time know exactly what to do and what the outcome will be. But its fun to trash-talk after euchring someone!