Whist for two players is one of the versions of that game. A standard 52 card pack is used. The players cut for deal. The cards in each suit rank from highest to lowest: A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2.

Dealing

The dealer puts 5 cards face down in a row in front of the opponent, then makes the same in front of himself. Then he puts another 5 cards face down in a row in front of the opponent and in front of himself. Afterwards he puts on the already dealed cards, the second layer of the cards, but this time cards are faced up. The remaing 12 cards dealer deals to the players hands face down. In this moment opponent choose the trump color or he indicates to play NT (No-Trump).

Play

The game contains 10 deals. Each player has a right to choose a trump color or NT only one time, which is notified in a scoring table. It gives each player an oppurtunity to play 5 deals - four "colored" and one NT. At the end of the game, each player is forced to choose the color that wasn't played. It is additional obstruction, that is making this game more attractive. The game starts opponent of the dealer - he choose trump or NT. The player can choose a card to play from one of the ten card faced up, simultaneously faceing up the card below. Until the player doesn't get two tricks, he doesn't have a right to pick up his hand ( six cards ) and to play with them. In case when a starting player will take 20 starting tricks withuot giving any trick to the opponent, the opponent can pick up the remaining six cards. During the game it is mandatory that players throws to the color. In case lack of playing color, player can win a trick by throwing a trump (it is not a case when playing NT) or he can give up a trick. Trick is won by the player who gives a highest card or highest trump.

Scoring

Each earned trick is scored with one point. The score of a deal is a sum of earned tricks. In every deal player can earn from 0 to 26 points. The score of each from 10 deals is written in a scoring table in a row and column responding the player name and played color (or NT). The points are only written to the player who was choosing the trump (or NT) of the deal. The winner of the whole game is that player who earns the highest number of points.