Black Queen: Bid & Bluff

Black Queen is a fast-paced bidding card game for 4 to 10 players — play with friends online or take on the bots offline. No account needed. Just enter a name and play.

HOW IT WORKS

Before a single card is played, there's an auction. Players look at their hand and decide whether to bid. The highest bidder wins the auction and becomes the Bidder — committing to capture a target number of points for their team.

The Bidder then picks a trump suit and secretly names one or two partner cards. Whoever holds that called card is their hidden ally. Nobody knows who the partner is — not even the partner themselves — until that exact card hits the table.

Then the game begins. Each round, every player plays one card. You must follow the suit that was led if you can. If you can't, play anything — including trump. The highest trump wins the round. If no trump was played, the highest card of the led suit wins. The winner of each round leads the next one.

THE GOAL

The Bidder's team wins if they collect enough points to meet or beat their bid. The opponents win if they can stop them. The round can end early the moment the outcome is mathematically decided — no need to play every last card.

POINT CARDS

Queen of Spades — 30 points
Each Ace — 20 points
Each Ten — 10 points
Each Five — 5 points

All other cards are worth zero points but still win rounds.

OPEN AUCTION BIDDING

Passing is never permanent. If someone raises the bid after you pass, you're back in the auction. The last player standing with the highest bid wins — and takes full responsibility for making it happen.

HIDDEN PARTNER SYSTEM

The Bidder calls a card — for example, the Ace of Hearts. Whoever holds it is secretly on the Bidder's team. They don't reveal themselves until they play that card. Until then, every player is guessing who the partner might be. It changes how you play every single hand.

FEATURES

• Online multiplayer — create a private room, share a 6-letter code, play with friends anywhere in real time
• Bot mode — jump in solo with AI opponents any time, no internet needed
• 4 to 10 players — scales from a tight 4-player game to a full 10-player party with two decks
• Hidden partner system — call a card, watch the table, reveal your ally mid-game
• Turn timer — 10 seconds per turn keeps the game moving
• Live scoring — track every player's points hand by hand
• Full results — hand history, notable cards, partner reveal timeline after every game
• No accounts, no sign-up, no subscription — completely free

ONLINE MULTIPLAYER

Create a private room and share the 6-letter code with your friends. No public lobbies. Just your group. All moves sync in real time across every device. Bots fill empty seats if you don't have a full table.

PERFECT FOR GAME NIGHTS

A single round takes 15 to 30 minutes depending on player count. Play one round or play all night.