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Wizard FAQ

23 questions players ask · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Full rulebook · Official FAQ

MaterialsThe DealThe PlayLeading Wizards or JestersScoringLength of GameBidding Variations

Materials

  • What are the metal coins in the Wizard box for?
  • Can Wizard be played with two players?

The Deal

  • Who chooses trump when a Wizard is turned up?
  • What is trump, and what happens if a Jester is turned up?
  • Is the whole deck reshuffled before every hand?

The Play

  • Can you play a Wizard or Jester out of turn?
  • What is the difference between a hand, a round and a trick?
  • How is a trick won?
  • Who leads each trick after the first?
  • Can a trump card be led before trump has been broken?
  • If you have no card of the led suit, may you play trump or any card?
  • Must you always follow suit?
  • What happens if a player reneges, failing to follow suit?

Leading Wizards or Jesters

  • When a Wizard or Jester is played after a suit card, must later players still follow the led suit?
  • After a Wizard is led, or follows a Jester, can the other players play any card?
  • Who wins a trick when more than one Wizard is played?
  • Who wins a trick in which every card is a Jester?
  • When a Jester is led, which card sets the lead suit?
  • After a Jester is led and a new suit is played, does that suit become trump?

Scoring

  • How are points scored for a correct or incorrect bid?
  • How is a tie for the top score settled?

Length of Game

  • How many hands are played with six players, and how many cards are dealt each hand?

Bidding Variations

  • What is the Canadian rule for the last bidder?