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Sergeant Major (Three Five Eight) card game classic • Solo and Multiplayer • Smart bots • Thousands of people to play with • Play online with friends • Interactive tutorial • Free and no signup required!
Play Sergeant Major (Three Five Eight) to your heart's content with the official Sergeant Major (Three Five Eight) card game app from World of Card Games. Pair up with people by joining one of our tables, play by yourself against our bots, or create a private table and invite your friends and family to play. Our game is free to play and no signup is required.
Sergeant Major is a 3-player trick-taking game played with a standard 52-card deck. At the start of each game, each player is dealt 16 cards, with the remaining 4 cards forming what's called a "kitty". The objective of the game is to take tricks, and a game is won when a player takes 12 or more tricks in a round.
Each player has a certain number of tricks they should target to take. The dealer's target is 8, the target of the player to the left of the dealer is 5, and the target of the player to the right is 3. When a game starts, the dealer picks a trump suit, discards 4 cards and grabs all the cards from the kitty. The player to the left of the dealer leads the trick, and the next player follows suit.
Unless a trump card is played, the highest card of the lead suit wins the trick. The trick winner starts the next trick. Once all cards have been played, under-trickers and over-trickers exchange cards based on the difference between their actual tricks and their target tricks. The dealer then calls trump, discards and takes cards from the kitty.
We're always open to suggestions, so feel free to reach out to us at https://worldofcardgames.com/three-five-eight with suggestions for improvements.
=== FEATURES:
=== Play against the computer using our bots
If you're new to a game, playing against others can feel intimidating. We always suggest playing against the computer before playing against other people. Our intelligent bots should be challenging enough, even for experienced players.
=== Play against other people online
We have a great community of card players. People are generally really nice to each other, and you can always find an open table to join. Just click List of Tables to find a table to your liking.
=== Play against friends or family at a private table
Meeting fellow card game enthusiasts online is nice, but nothing beats a game against friends or family. Start a private table and let your friends know about the table name to get them to join.
=== Ranked games and global leaderboards
If you're serious about your card games or have a competitive streak, ranked games are for you. These games are reserved for more series players and will only be accessible to you once you've signed up and played 10 games. Ranked players have a chance to end up on the daily leaderboard.
=== Custom design and avatars
Change the background and card design to something that suits you better. With 160+ different avatars, you're sure to be able to find one to your liking.
=== Join ongoing games and chat with other players
Click List of Tables to join an ongoing game. There are always live players at the site, so you're sure to find someone to play with. You can even chat with other players once you've joined a game, but remember to be friendly!
=== Detailed statistics and hand histories
Sign up to the site to be able to see detailed statistics. You can even save your hand history so you have a chance to analyze them later on!
