Learn Texas 42
Tonight
The card game Texas plays with bones. Played at family tables for over a century — and still worth learning right.
How to Play
New to 42? Start here.
Rules, strategy, and a live walkthrough of a real hand. Everything you need to sit down at a table and hold your own.
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Bid Trainer
Know your bid before you speak.
Pick your 7 dominoes, set your trump, and get a recommended bid backed by 30,000 simulated hands — with the reasoning shown.
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Play a Hand
Play a full hand with an AI partner.
Bid, name trump, and play all 7 tricks — an AI partner at your side, two AI opponents across the table. Live coaching on every play.
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The Game in 30 Seconds
Four players. Two teams. 28 dominoes. Here's the shape of a hand.
Deal
Seven dominoes to each player, face down.
Bid
Each team bids the marks they'll win. Highest bid names trump.
Trump
One suit rules the hand. Trump beats everything else on the table.
Play
Seven tricks. Make your bid to score — or set your opponents trying.
Seven dominoes. Start there.
Pick your hand, set your trump, and see exactly what to bid — and why.
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