How to Play Hoskin
Description
Bid for the contract, then go and get the tricks you promised.
Objective
Bid for the contract, then take the tricks you promised.
Setup
A standard deck, dealt among three or four players.
Rules
Bidding opens the hand, with players competing for the right to name the terms of play.
Once the contract is settled, cards are played out in tricks.
Follow suit if you can; the highest trump takes the trick, or the highest card of the suit led.
Winning
Meeting the contract scores it; falling short costs its value.
Play continues to an agreed target.