Sergeant Major is a trick-taking card game popular around the world, which is also known as a 3-5-8 or 8-5-3 card game.
Sergeant Major is a trick-taking game that is played with 3 players and a standard 52-card pack. The game is played in a clockwise direction.
The first dealer is chosen at random. The cards are shuffled and dealt, 16 to each player. The last four undealt cards are placed face down on the table which is known as a kitty. Once trump is decided, discards any four cards face down, and takes the four undealt cards from the kitty in their place.
The first trick is led by the player to the dealer's left. All players must follow suit if they are able, but if they do not hold any cards of the suit led, they may play any card. The trick is won by the highest trump it contains, or if there are no trumps in it, by the highest card of the suit led. The winner of each trick leads to the next.
