Card games
Call Break
Call your tricks, spades are always trump
Call Break — also called Call Bridge or Lakdi — is the card game families in India and Nepal play at every get-together. Four players get thirteen cards each and spades are always trump. Before each deal everyone calls how many tricks they will take: make your call and you score it, plus a tenth for every extra trick; miss it and you lose it. After five deals the highest total wins.
- Players
- 4 players
- Length
- 10–15 min per game
- Type
- Card games
Play Call Break online with friends
At Masa, Call Break is a game of its own right next to Batak: pick it in the games list, open a table and share its code or link with your friends, or sit at a house table. Bots fill the empty chairs, and voice chat keeps the table talking.
How to play
- 1
4 players, 13 cards each, 5 hands. The highest total after the last hand wins the pot (minus the 5% table fee); ties share it.
- 2
Every player calls once how many tricks they will take (1–8), starting with the player after the dealer and ending with the dealer. There is no bidding war and no passing.
- 3
Spades are always trump. The player after the dealer leads the first trick; any card may be led, spades too. The winner of each trick leads the next.
- 4
Follow the suit that was led, and if you can, beat the highest card on the trick.
- 5
No card of the led suit? Play a spade that beats the spades already on the trick if you have one; if you don’t, play any card.
Frequently asked questions
Is Call Break the same game as Batak?
No. Call Break is played at the same kind of table as Batak, but with rules of its own — see “How to play” above. At Masa it is a game of its own, with its own tables, stats and achievements.
Can I play Call Break online with friends?
Yes. Open a Call Break table and share its code or link. Empty seats fill with other players or bots, so a game always starts.
Is Call Break free to play?
Yes. You play with Chips, which have no cash value: nothing can be won or cashed out.
