Horse Collar

Horse Collar is a fast, social trick-taking card game from Youngstown, Ohio. Every round is five quick tricks: call IN to play or OUT to sit it out, win your tricks, and whatever you do — don't get stuck with the collar. Lowest score wins.

Play a quick game solo against clever bots, or host a room and play live with friends. No account, no sign-up — just a room code and you're dealing.

HOW IT PLAYS • Five tricks a round, with a trump suit each deal • Go IN or OUT before the round — but get "set" with zero tricks and you take the penalty • Redraw to improve your hand, read the table, and chase the lowest score • First to zero wins; ties break on who took the fewest collars

PLAY YOUR WAY • Single player vs. smart bots — fully offline • Online multiplayer for 2–6 players with a simple room code • Classic, Quick, or fully Custom rules — tune the starting score, set penalty, zone, and trump rules to match your table

BUILT FOR GAME NIGHT • Round-by-round scorecards saved for every game • Separate stats for solo and multiplayer • A running session total across a night of games • Drop-outs auto-fill with a bot so the game never stalls

No tracking. No account. Just cards.

Made with love in the 330.