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Knock-out Whist is a member of the Whist family known by a variety of names including Trumps in...

Knock-out Whist is a member of the Whist family known by a variety of names including Trumps in Britain, Reduction Whist, Diminishing Whist (from the way one less card is dealt each hand) and Rat. It is often simply called Whist by players who are unfamiliar with the game properly called Whist. It is a basic trick-taking game and is a good way to teach the concept of "tricks" to children. The object of Knockout Whist is to win the most tricks and to be the last player still "standing" at the end of the game. A standard 52 card pack is used. The cards in each suit rank from highest to lowest: A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. The game may be played by two to seven players. For the first deal the dealer deals seven cards to each player and one card is turned up to indicate that its suit is the trump suit for the first round. (In subsequent rounds, each player selects the trump suit. The player to the dealer's left leads to the first trick; any card may be led. Some methods of play do not allow trump to be led until it has been "broken." This means that a player may trump only when he cannot follow suit. After this "breaking" of the trump, players may lead with a trump. The other players,