by Artem Frolov
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Rules:
Oheila is a kind of Oh Hell! game.
It's a trick-taking card game in which the object is to take exactly the number of tricks bid.
Oheila can be played with 4 players. The game is played using a standard 52-card deck, with ace (A) being the highest rank, two (2) the lowest. The game uses a trump suit.
A game consists of 16 hands/rounds, and each round consists of dealing a certain number of cards to each player. During a round, each player bids for a number of tricks, then attempts to take exactly that many tricks during the hand.
Each player now bids for the number of tricks he believes he can win. The number of tricks bid cannot equal the number available starting from round 5. That is, every deal must in total be either overbid or underbid. For example, if five cards are dealt, and the first three bids are two, zero and one, then the dealer may not bid two. However, if five cards are dealt, and the first three bids are three, one and two, then the dealer is free to make any bid.
Play then proceeds with each player in turn playing one card. Players must follow suit, unless they have no cards of the led suit, in which case they may play any card. The highest card of the led suit wins the trick unless ruffed, when the highest trump card wins.
The player who wins the trick leads to the next trick.
The first round is played with one card dealt to each player. On each deal one more card is dealt out to each player. The last 4 rounds are played without a trump suit.
Progressive scoring is used: a player that fails to make the contract receives zero points. However, a successful bid is worth the 10-point threshold plus the square of the bid, thereby rewarding a person bidding and making four tricks with 26 (10 plus 16) points. This has the advantage of rewarding riskier bids, and making it possible for someone to catch up from behind more easily. If the round is played without a trump suit then a successful "zero tricks" bid is worth 30 points.
The game is won by a player who got the maximum number of points among the players after all rounds.
