Wizard FAQ
23 questions players ask · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Full rulebook · Official FAQ
Materials
The Deal
The Play
- Can you play a Wizard or Jester out of turn?
- What is the difference between a hand, a round and a trick?
- How is a trick won?
- Who leads each trick after the first?
- Can a trump card be led before trump has been broken?
- If you have no card of the led suit, may you play trump or any card?
- Must you always follow suit?
- What happens if a player reneges, failing to follow suit?
Leading Wizards or Jesters
- When a Wizard or Jester is played after a suit card, must later players still follow the led suit?
- After a Wizard is led, or follows a Jester, can the other players play any card?
- Who wins a trick when more than one Wizard is played?
- Who wins a trick in which every card is a Jester?
- When a Jester is led, which card sets the lead suit?
- After a Jester is led and a new suit is played, does that suit become trump?