No Junk Points
In ordinary Auction Pitch, everyone scores whatever points they take, and only the bidder risks anything. No Junk Points takes that away: the points the other players pick up along the way (the “junk”) don’t count.
How it works
Section titled “How it works”- If the bidder makes their bid, only the bidder’s side scores, everything it took.
- If the bidder is set back, they lose their bid as usual, and nobody else scores either.
So the only way to move up the scoreboard is to win a bid and make it. Defending is purely about stopping the bidder.
Example
Section titled “Example”Avery bids 2 and takes High and Jack. Blair takes Low and Game. Avery made the bid, so Avery scores 2; Blair scores nothing for Low and Game.
Next hand Blair bids 3 and takes only High. Blair is set back 3, and the other players’ points are not scored.
This variant needs Auction Pitch: without bidding there is no bidder for the points to belong to.