Oh Hell!

Bid exactly right, or lose it all.

Oh Hell is the trick-taking card game where getting MORE tricks than you predicted is just as bad as getting fewer. One card in the first round, two in the next, all the way up and back down again. Every hand is a fresh puzzle: count your winners, read the trump, and commit to a number you have to hit exactly.

Simple to learn in one round. Impossible to stop playing.

HOW IT WORKS

Each round deals a different number of cards to every player.
One card is flipped to set the trump suit.
Everyone bids how many tricks they think they'll win.
Play out the hand, follow suit if you can; the highest trump takes it.
Hit your bid exactly and score big. Miss by even one and you get nothing.

The catch: the last bidder can't make the bids add up to the number of tricks available. Someone is always going down.

FEATURES

Play offline, anytime. No internet, no waiting for other players.
Smart AI opponents that actually bid well, count cards and hunt your overtricks.
Multiple difficulty levels, from a gentle first game to opponents who punish every loose bid.
Choose your round format: classic up-and-down, short games for a quick session, or long marathons.
Clean, readable table layout that works on phones and tablets.
Full scoreboard every round so you can see exactly where the game turned.
Fast rounds. A complete game fits in a coffee break.
Free to play.

WHY PLAYERS LOVE OH HELL
Most card games reward taking as many tricks as possible. Oh Hell rewards precision. Sometimes you need to win five. Sometimes your whole job is to dump a high card and win nothing at all. Deliberately losing a trick with the ace of trumps in your hand is a skill, and it never stops being satisfying.

It's the game that fills family tables, card nights and long trips, and it's known by a lot of names: Oh Hell, Oh Heck, Blackout, Nomination Whist, Contract Whist, Up and Down the River, Bust, Elevator, Diminishing Whist. If you grew up playing any of those, you already know this one.

GREAT FOR

Whist, Spades, Euchre, Hearts and Bridge players looking for a sharper bidding game.
Anyone who wants a real strategy card game instead of another luck-based tap fest.
Quick sessions on a commute, during a break, or on a flight.

NO NONSENSE

Works completely offline.
No account required.
No real money gambling.

Learn it in a round, argue about it for years. Download Oh Hell and see if you can call your hand exactly right.