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==Trumps==
[[File:Escáner 20160104 (5).jpg|thumb|A 6 of cups is tucked under the deck in a game of [[Brisca]], to show that cups is the trump suit]]
''[[Trump (card games)|Trump cards]]'' are a set of one or more cards in the deck that, when played, are of higher value than the suit led. If a trick contains any trump cards, it is won by the highest-value trump card played, not the highest-value card of the suit led.

In most games with trumps, one of the four suits is identified as the ''trump suit''. In the simplest case, there is a static trump suit such as the Spade suit in the game [[Spades (card game)|Spades]], or a dedicated trump suit in the [[Tarot card games|Tarot]] family, in addition to the other four, is featured. More often, a dynamic trump suit is determined by some means, either randomly by selection of a card as in [[oh hell]] and the original form of [[Whist]], or decided by the winner or winning bid of an auction as in [[contract bridge]] and some forms of [[Pinochle]]. 

In certain games, such as Rowboat and Rage, the trump suit may change during the course of the hand, even from trick to trick. Some psychological variety is added to the game and makes it more difficult to cheat if the trump suit is only chosen after dealing.

In some games, in addition to or separately from a trump suit, certain fixed cards are always the highest trumps, e.g. the Jacks in [[Skat (card game)|Skat]], the Jacks or Jokers in [[Euchre]], and the Rook Bird card in [[Rook (card game)|Rook]]. They are called ''matadors'' after the high trumps in [[Ombre]]. ''Matadors'' either have high point values or special abilities as in [[Spoil Five]] where they can revoke legally.

Some games have more than one trump suit, such as the quasi-trick game [[Stortok]], in which there are two trumps, with one superseding the other. Other games have no trumps. [[Hearts (card game)|Hearts]] for instance has no provision for a trump suit of any kind. The Hearts suit for which the game is named has a different significance. Though trump is part of [[contract bridge]], teams can make bids that do not specify a trump suit, called [[notrump]]. If that is the winning bid, then there is no trump suit for that hand. Making such a contract is regarded as harder to accomplish.

In most cases for "no trump" deals, any card other than the leading suit played has no value. In some games such as [[Oh, hell]], where the player may need to not get more tricks to win, playing cards other than the leading suit can be useful.<ref>McLeod, John. [http://www.pagat.com/exact/ohhell.html Oh Hell!] at [[pagat.com]]. Retrieved 18 February 2017.</ref>