Blind
Definition
The two face-down cards dealt in the center of the table. The player who "picks" takes these cards into their hand.
Blind in play
The two-card blind is the engine of the whole auction: it is the bonus nobody has seen, and the gamble of taking it is what makes picking risky. A picker who grabs the blind goes from six cards to eight and then buries two back down, so the blind effectively lets you swap your two worst cards for whatever luck dealt face-down. A strong blind can turn a marginal hand into a lay-down; a weak one can sink a pick.
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Related Terms
Pick
To take the blind cards. The picker leads their team against the defenders and must choose what to bury and which Ace to call.
Bury
After picking up the blind, the picker must discard ("bury") 2 cards face-down. These count toward the picker's team's points.
Dealer
The player who deals the cards. The deal rotates clockwise after each hand. The player to the dealer's left gets first chance to pick.