Minnesota Whist

Experience Minnesota Whist, a unique partnership card game for smartphones and tablets! This free game offers challenging AI opponents and detailed stat tracking to monitor your progress.

Minnesota Whist is a captivating variation of Whist, popular in Minnesota and South Dakota. Unlike traditional Whist, it's a partnership game without trumps. The objective shifts based on the bid: "high" bids aim for seven or more tricks, while "low" bids target six or fewer.

This simple yet strategic game is perfect for honing your card-playing skills. Team up with your AI partner, outsmart opponents, and refine your strategic thinking in fast-paced rounds. Minnesota Whist is an excellent stepping stone to mastering other trick-taking card games. Adjust the difficulty to "hard" when you're ready for a real challenge!

Victory is achieved by being the first partnership to reach the win target (either 7 or 13 tricks). Track your performance with session and all-time stats to chart your improvement.

Customize your game experience:

• Select your preferred win target.
• Enable or disable the "set bonus."
• Choose from easy, medium, or hard difficulty levels.
• Select normal or fast gameplay speed.
• Play in landscape or portrait mode.
• Toggle single-click play.
• Sort cards in ascending or descending order.
• Replay hands from the play or bid stage.
• Review previous hands played during the round.

Further personalize your game with customizable color themes and card decks.

Quickfire Rules:

Four players receive an equal number of cards. Each player bids "high" (black card) or "low" (red card), revealing their bid card one at a time, starting to the dealer's left. The first black card played signifies a "grand," making the round "high" (teams strive for maximum tricks). If all bids are red, the round is "low" (teams aim for minimal tricks).

In "high" rounds, the player to the right of the "grand" player leads. In "low" rounds, the player to the left of the dealer leads. Players must follow suit if possible; otherwise, they can play any card. The highest card of the led suit wins the trick. The trick winner leads the next trick.

Points are awarded at the end of each round based on the number of tricks each partnership collected. In "high" rounds, the "grand" team receives a point for each trick above six. If they fail to reach seven tricks, the opposing team earns 1 or 2 points per trick above six (depending on the "set bonus" setting). In "low" rounds, teams receive 1 point for each trick below seven.

What's New in Version 2.5.6 (Oct 19, 2024)

This update focuses on stability and performance improvements. Thank you for playing Minnesota Whist!