Five hundred is a trick taking card game that was created in the early 20th century in the United States and now enjoys worldwide popularity, especially in Australia.
The game is very similar to Euchre, but each player is dealt ten cards instead of five. Players then take turns bidding for how many of the ten tricks that they and their partner can take. Bids must be for at least seven of the tricks, and the bids also include which suit will be trump or if there will be no trump.
Successful bids earn the team between 140 and 520 points while failing bids lose the same amount. The winning team is the first to pass 500 points or to force their opponents below -500 points.
500 is a card game with many levels of strategy at many points throughout the game. My friends and I have been addicted to it for years. All you need is four people and a deck of cards. You don’t necessarily need dice and a board for a strategic game.