setteillä

Setteillä is a traditional Finnish card game that has been popular for centuries. It is a trick-taking game played with a standard deck of 32 cards, without the aces, eights, or twos. The game is typically played with two to six players, divided into two or three teams.

The objective of Setteillä is to score points by collecting tricks and forming valid sets and runs. A set is a group of three or four cards of the same rank, but different suits. A run is a sequence of three or more cards of the same suit in sequential order. The game starts with a dealer who shuffles the cards and deals out 5-7 cards to each player, depending on the number of players.

The player to the left of the dealer goes first, and then play moves clockwise. Each player must play a card from their hand in the following suit, or a trump suit, if a player has a card from that suit. The player who takes the trick scores the points for that trick. A team scores points for each valid set or run it forms, as well as any individual tricks it wins.

The game continues until all the cards have been played, and the team with the most points wins. Points are awarded for individual tricks, sets, and runs. In some variations, points are also awarded for the number of cards left in a player's hand at the end of the game.

Setteillä is a popular game in Finland, and its rules and variations can vary depending on the region and the players.