Card rules · 2026-11-03
Dehla Pakad: The Last Trick Collects the Remaining Centre
The winner of the thirteenth trick collects that trick and any centre cards still waiting, even without winning the twelfth. This is the end-of-deal exception to ordinary consecutive…
The winner of the thirteenth trick collects that trick and any centre cards still waiting, even without winning the twelfth. This is the end-of-deal exception to ordinary consecutive capture.
If a ten remains unclaimed near the finish, the last trick can matter far more than its own four cards suggest. Preserve accurate information about remaining suits and trumps. Planning for the ending is useful only if you count the whole pending collection, not just the next visible card.