The last card with the dealer is the trump card.
The dealer deals the cards face-down, one at a time. Only the dealer can be the last one to shuffle the cards and deal 13 cards to each player. To start with, the player at the left of the dealer shuffles, and the player on the right cuts the deck. (Ace card is low when drawing for partners and dealing.) Dealing In a game of whist, the cards are ranked in descending order (high to low) as follows: Ace, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. However, many games use two decks of cards with different back designs so that one deck can be shuffled for the next deal while one is dealt to players. Usually, the game is played using a standard deck of 52 cards.
The whist game is played between four players in a partnership of two. Whist Card Game Rules & Gameplay Number of Players
