Learn klaverjas
Rules
Everything about klaverjas: how the game works, counting points and roem, when you go wet, the difference between Rotterdam and Amsterdam rules, and tips to play better.
- How to play klaverjas Klaverjas is played by four players in two teams. Each round one suit is trump, and you and your partner try to score more points than the other team. Here is how it works.
- Klaverjas for beginners Never played klaverjas? Five steps explain how a round works, and with three rules in mind you can join in straight away.
- Scoring: card points Every card is worth a number of points, and in the trump suit the jack and nine count extra. There are 162 points to win each round.
- Roem: bonus points Roem are bonus points for combinations of cards in a single trick. The team that wins the trick gets the roem.
- Rotterdam or Amsterdam rules Rotterdam and Amsterdam klaverjas differ in a single rule: do you have to trump when your partner is already winning the trick?
- Nat and pit The playing team has to score more than the opponents. If it doesn't, it goes wet (nat). Win every trick and you have pit.
- Klaverjas tips Know the rules? Then it's about playing smart. These tips help you win more often, at the table and against the computer.
- Klaverjas glossary From jas and nel to verzaken and smeren: every klaverjas term in one list, briefly explained.
- Klaverjas score sheet A printable score sheet for one boom of 16 rounds, with instructions for noting points, roem, nat and pit.
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Practise in the app
Eleven short lessons teach you the rules at the table, with a hint when you get stuck. Then you play the computer at your own level, or online with friends.
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