The game is played using a standard 52-card deck, with ace (A) being the highest rank, two (2) the lowest. Oh Hell can be played with almost any number of players (3+) although 4-7 is considered optimal. There are many variations to this game a common set of regulations is given here. Like many popular social card games, Oh Hell has many local variants, in both rules and names.
It is known to be a favorite game of former U.S. The game uses trump, often decided by a cut of the deck after the hand's cards have been distributed. The game of Oh Hell explores the idea of taking an exact number of tricks specified by a bid before the hand, and differs from other trick-taking games in that players play a fixed number of hands.
