also known as Dehla Pakad
4 players, a 32-card deck (A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7 in each suit). 11 rounds; the team with the highest cumulative point total at the end wins.
Partners sit opposite each other at the table and stay paired for the whole match — there's no bidding or secret reveal involved, unlike 304. You can always see who your partner is.
Everyone is dealt 4 cards, then the player seated to the dealer's right announces trump (no bidding — it's simply whoever sits there), and everyone is immediately dealt 4 more cards (8 total). That dealer's-right seat and their partner become the “suit team” for the round.
You must follow the led suit if you hold one; if you're void, you may play anything, including trump. Highest trump wins the trick, or if no trump was played, the highest card of the led suit. Card strength (low to high): 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A. Eight tricks are played each round.
Every 10 in the deck is called a “Mendhi.” Whichever team collects more Mendhis wins the hand — 1 point — no matter how many tricks either team won. If both teams end up with exactly 2 Mendhis each, whichever team won more tricks wins the hand instead. If either team captures all four Mendhis, that's a slam worth 4 points outright, regardless of trick count.
Whichever team wins the round's point keeps (or becomes) the suit-team role, and the deal advances by 2 seats (to the dealer's own partner) for the next round. If the other team wins instead, the deal advances by just 1 seat, flipping which team calls trump next.