The 36-card pack and Ace-Ten scoring scheme with Tens low suggest a certain antiquity and German origins, but the game is first recorded in a farce by James Stewart in 1779, where one of the Scottish students in a tavern suggests 'we have a game, at Catch the Ten', noting that there are 'just Six o'us'. Despite its alternative name, it has nothing to do with standard Whist. In the trump suit, the Jack is the highest card. Unlike standard Whist, it is played with a pack of only 36 cards, the 5s and below being omitted. The player with the most points at the end of the game is the winner.Catch the Ten, also called Scots Whist or Scotch Whist, is an 18th-century point-trick, Ace-Ten card game which is recorded as being played only in Scotland, although evidence suggests a possible German origin. Each trick won is worth one point, with additional points awarded for trump cards won. Players keep track of their points throughout the game on a scorecard. The player who wins the most tricks at the end of the game is the winner. Players earn points for winning tricks, with trump cards being worth more points than non-trump cards. The player who wins the trick leads the next card. The player who plays the highest card of the lead suit or a trump card wins the trick. If a player cannot follow suit, they may play a trump card or any other card in their hand. Each player must play a card of the same suit as the lead card, if possible. The player to the left of the dealer plays the first card, and the other players follow in a clockwise direction.

All cards of that suit and the jacks of the same color become trump cards for the game. The suit of the last card dealt determines the trump suit for the game. The last card dealt is turned face up to determine the trump suit for the game. Shuffle the deck and deal each player one card at a time until all the cards have been dealt. Jokers are not used in the game, and multiple decks are not required.How to Play Knockout Whist: A standard deck of 52 playing cards is used to play Knockout Whist.

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