Learn Oh Hell by Playing

The fastest way to learn Oh Hell is to play a hand. Step through one below — meet the cards, make a bid, win some tricks, and see how the scoring works.

1. The cards & trump

A deck has four suits. Within a suit, cards rank from 2 (low) up to Ace (high):

Each hand, one suit is trump — it beats every card of every other suit, regardless of rank. In this walkthrough, spades (♠) are trump.

Prefer reading? See the full rules or the strategy guide.