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Court Piece (Rung): rules and free online game
Updated 14 October 2026
Court Piece, also called Rung or Rang, is the favourite four-player team card game in Pakistan and India. You play with the person sitting opposite you, and your team tries to collect 7 of the 13 tricks. On Taash Baithak you can play it free in your browser with friends or against bots.
Court Piece rules in English
- Four players in two teams. Partners sit opposite each other. Dealing and play go anti-clockwise, to the right.
- The dealer gives each player 5 cards. The player after the dealer looks at those 5 cards and chooses the trump suit, called the rung.
- The rest of the pack is dealt, 4 cards at a time, until everyone has 13. The trump caller leads the first trick.
- You must follow the suit that was led if you have it. If you don't, you may play a trump or throw away any other card.
- The highest trump wins the trick. If no trump was played, the highest card of the led suit wins. Aces are high. The winner leads the next trick.
- Won tricks are not taken straight away. They pile up in the middle.
- When one player wins two tricks in a row, they collect the whole pile for their team. The first pick-up can only happen from the 5th trick onward, and after each pick-up it takes two new wins in a row to collect again.
- The winner of the last trick takes whatever is left in the middle.
- The team that collects 7 or more tricks wins the deal. The losing team deals next. If the dealer's team loses, the same dealer deals again.
Court and Wattu
Collecting all 13 tricks in one deal is a Court. A team that makes a Court three deals in a row scores a Wattu. Any other result in between breaks the run.
House rules in this version
- If none of the trump caller's first 5 cards is above 10, they can ask for a redeal.
- The deal ends once one team has collected 7 tricks, unless the other team has collected nothing yet: then play goes on to see if it becomes a Court.
How to play Court Piece online with friends
- Open taashbaithak.com on your phone or PC and choose Court Piece (Rung).
- Tap Play with a friend online, type your name and tap Create a game.
- Send the 4-letter code or the invite link to your friends, for example on WhatsApp.
- Your friends open the link, type their name and tap Join game.
- Not enough friends? Fill the empty seats with bots and start.
- Tap Join voice chat to talk while you play, and use the emoji button to react or throw a tomato at someone.
Court Piece tips
- Pick as trump the suit you hold most of, especially with high cards.
- Lead your aces in plain suits early, before opponents run out of that suit and trump them.
- If your partner is already winning the trick, play low and save your big cards.
- Watch the pile in the middle: when an opponent has just won a trick, stopping them winning the next one keeps the pile safe.
- When you can't follow suit, trump only if the trick is going to the other team.
- Count the trumps: once all the opponents' trumps are gone, your plain-suit cards are safe winners.
کورٹ پیس کے اصول اردو میں (Court Piece rules in Urdu)
- چار کھلاڑی، دو دو کی دو ٹیمیں۔ ساتھی آمنے سامنے بیٹھتے ہیں اور کھیل دائیں طرف چلتا ہے۔
- بانٹنے والا ہر کھلاڑی کو پانچ پتے دیتا ہے۔ اس کے بعد والا کھلاڑی اپنے پانچ پتے دیکھ کر رنگ (ٹرمپ) چنتا ہے، پھر سب کو تیرہ تیرہ پتے مل جاتے ہیں۔
- جو رنگ چلا گیا ہو، اگر آپ کے پاس ہے تو وہی کھیلنا لازمی ہے۔ نہ ہو تو رنگ کا پتہ لگا سکتے ہیں یا کوئی بھی پتہ پھینک سکتے ہیں۔
- سب سے بڑا رنگ کا پتہ ہاتھ جیتتا ہے۔ رنگ نہ لگے تو چلے ہوئے رنگ کا سب سے بڑا پتہ جیتتا ہے۔ یکّہ سب سے بڑا ہے۔
- جیتے ہوئے ہاتھ بیچ میں جمع ہوتے رہتے ہیں۔ جو کھلاڑی لگاتار دو ہاتھ جیتے، وہ سارے ہاتھ اپنی ٹیم کے لیے اٹھا لیتا ہے، مگر پانچویں ہاتھ سے پہلے نہیں۔
- جو ٹیم سات یا زیادہ ہاتھ اٹھا لے وہ بازی جیت جاتی ہے۔ تیرہ کے تیرہ ہاتھ لینا کورٹ ہے، اور لگاتار تین کورٹ وٹّو۔
Questions
What is Court Piece called in English?
Court Piece is the English name most people in Pakistan and India already use. It is also called Rung or Rang, which means trump, and card-game references list it as Rang or Trumps: a whist-like game for four players in two fixed partnerships.
How many players does Court Piece need?
Exactly four players in two teams of two. Partners sit opposite each other. On Taash Baithak any empty seat is filled by a bot, so you can also play with just one or two friends.
What is a Court in Court Piece?
A Court is when one team collects all 13 tricks in a deal. On Taash Baithak, a team that makes a Court three deals in a row scores a Wattu.
How do you choose the trump (rung)?
The player after the dealer looks at their first 5 cards and picks the trump suit before the rest of the cards are dealt. Picking the suit you hold most of, with high cards, is usually best.
Can I play Court Piece online with friends for free?
Yes. Choose Court Piece, tap Play with a friend online, create a game and send the 4-letter code. It is free, there is no sign-up, and it works on Android, iPhone and PC browsers.
Can I play Court Piece on PC without downloading anything?
Yes. Taash Baithak runs in any modern browser on a PC or laptop, so there is nothing to download or install.
Can I talk to my partner while playing?
Yes. Tap Join voice chat during an online game to talk with everyone at the table. Background noise is filtered out automatically.