I played an "informal" card game called "donkey" after nearly 30 years today, and struggled to figure out heuristics of the game, given my experience with Bridge
Kartik, long time no see! We used to play this game (called Pabbo or Bhabbo in Punjabi), and still play sometimes - super entertaining, especially if you play with a big group of people. The rule of thumb in my mind is to trap others into getting a turn + get rid of a suit, unless you're in dire straits, e.g., with a few aces in your hand in which case you take a risk and try to get rid of them.
We too call this donkey
Kartik, long time no see! We used to play this game (called Pabbo or Bhabbo in Punjabi), and still play sometimes - super entertaining, especially if you play with a big group of people. The rule of thumb in my mind is to trap others into getting a turn + get rid of a suit, unless you're in dire straits, e.g., with a few aces in your hand in which case you take a risk and try to get rid of them.
Nice blog btw!
yeah i remember playing this in large family gatherings - and it's similar to what you describe here.
trick (no pun intended) is that you should try to never be on lead.