High Hat

The value of a three card hand is calculated by adding up the value of the cards held in any one suit. So if you have three cards of the same suit, you can add up all three. If only two cards are in the same suit you can add those, or use the value of the odd card if it is higher than the sum of the other two. If you have three different suits the value of your hand is the value of the highest card in it. The maximum hand value is 31, consisting of the ace and two tenpoint cards of the same suit. A hand of 31 is the Bees Knees. The ace is worth 11 points, the kings, queens, and jacks are worth 10, and all other cards are worth their face value. Your score is calculated at the end of each round totaling the highest point value of your hand plus the previous rounds scores. If your hand total equals 31 a score of 50 points is awarded. Keen! If you are the player who hits the high hat and ends with the highest hand score, a bonus of 10 points is added to your score for this round. On the other hand no pun intended, if you hit the high hat and lose, no points what so ever are added to your total score. .