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Batak

Bidding, Spades Trump, Partnership, and Buried Batak.

Batak uses a standard 52-card deck. Bidding and Spades Trump tables seat two, three, or four players; Partnership requires four and Buried Batak requires three.

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Bidding

Two to four players. The winner of the single bidding round chooses trump and must make their declared number of tricks.

Spades Trump

Two to four players. There is no bidding phase, spades is always trump, and every player scores the tricks they take.

Partnership

Exactly four players. Opposite seats combine their tricks and scores for the team result.

Buried

Exactly three players. Each receives 16 cards; the winning bidder takes the four buried cards, then buries four cards from their hand.

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