Shengji - Tractor Card Game
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About this game
Shengji (Tractor) is the partnership game that fills canteens and train stations across China, and this version plays the full ritual in minutes: four seats, two decks of 108 cards, you and your partner against two rivals. Bid your level cards to name the trump suit, take the eight-card kitty, bury the eight you least want, then fight twenty-five tricks. Point cards (fives, tens and kings) belong to the defenders, the last trick doubles the buried points, and trumps climb a strict ladder from big joker down through the level cards to the trump suit itself. Consecutive pairs form tractors that sweep whole rows of tricks. Keep the defenders under 80 points and your team rises a level toward A; let them feast and they climb instead. Partner AI that supports your leads, hint cycling, burying help, and a landscape table for phone and desktop. Free, no download, one more deal always one tap away.
How to play
Bid level cards to set the trump suit, pick 8 cards to bury when you take the kitty, then tap cards to play and beat the current trick or pass when void. The Hint button cycles legal plays.
Tips & Tricks
- As declarer, bury your shortest off-suit suit and keep point cards for the end sweep.
- Lead tractors early, while everyone still holds their long suits.
- When your partner leads low, let them run the trick — do not beat your own partner.
- Defenders should fight for every five, ten and king; 80 points flips the round.
Frequently asked questions
How does the trump order work?
Big joker, small joker, the level pair of the trump suit, the level cards of other suits, then every card of the trump suit from A down. Consecutive pairs in that ladder form tractors.
How are levels decided?
Defenders collect the points (5, 10, K). Under 40 the declarers rise three levels, under 80 two, under 120 one, and at 120 or more the defenders rise instead. Winning as declarer at level A passes A and takes the match.
What does the kitty do?
The declarer takes the eight-card kitty after bidding, buries eight cards, and the buried point cards double for whoever wins the final trick.
