Jester Card Game (1988)

Jester is a "trick" based game, like hearts or bridge, using a standard 52 card deck with 2 jokers (Jesters). Players bid on the number of tricks they believe they can take in each hand.

Jester is one of the most enjoyable and sophisticated two player card games. It is a fairly straightforward game to learn, but the strategies are challenging and there are multiple modes of play that add to the fun.

A game consists of multiple hands and a cumulative score is kept. The score is based on the accuracy of the bidding as well as the number of tricks taken. Games can be very short, or quite long, as scores can increase or decrease based on the success or failure in any given hand.