Oh Hell - 500 is a hybrid of the American/English games of Oh Hell and 500. It is commonly known as just Oh Hell!. Alternate names include Up and Down and Up and Down the River.
The game is played using a 53-card deck (regular amount of cards plus a Joker). The determination of rank of the cards have been borrowed from 500 and is as follows from highest to lowest: Joker, Right Bauer (Jack of trump suit), Left Bauer (Jack of same coloured suit), t...
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