Play Call Break online with friends and family

Call Break is the card game of Indian and Nepali family evenings, train journeys and hostel nights: four players, a standard deck and spades that always win. The challenge is simple to say and hard to master. Call how many tricks you will take, then make it happen without taking far more than you called.

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4 players
9+ min a match
Free · no download
Plays offline once installed

On Rayoosh you play Call Break in 3D, every player for themselves, with friends anywhere in the world. Share one link, chat and talk while the cards fly, and pick a Quick 3-round game or the full 5 rounds. New players can learn the rules from Rayan first.

How to play Call Break

Four players each get 13 cards. Spades (♠) are always trump.
Starting left of the dealer, each player calls how many tricks they will win, from 1 to 8.
The player left of the dealer leads the first card, and everyone plays one card in turn.
Follow the suit that was led, and play higher than the best card so far if you can.
If you have none of that suit, you must play a spade. With no spades either, play any card.
The highest spade wins the trick; if no spade was played, the highest card of the led suit wins.
After 13 tricks the round is scored and the deal moves on. After the last round, the highest total wins.

Call Break rules at a glance

Players: 4, each playing alone.
Calls: 1 to 8 tricks, made once per round before play.
You must beat the best card of the led suit when you can, unless the trick has already been trumped.
Out of the led suit: you must play a spade, higher than any spade already played if you have one.
Make your call: score the call plus 0.1 for each extra trick (call 4, win 6: 4.2).
Miss your call: lose the call (call 4, win 3: minus 4).
Rounds: 3 in Quick, 5 in Full. Ties are decided by tricks won in the last round.

Call Break modes in Rayoosh

Classic: call your tricks, spades always win.
Quick (3 rounds): about 9 minutes.
Full (5 rounds): about 15 minutes.
Players: 4. Computer players can fill any empty seat.

Tips to win at Call Break

Count your sure winners when you call: aces, the king of spades and long spades.
Short in a suit? That's a chance to trump with a spade, worth counting in your call.
Call honestly. Missing costs your whole call, while an extra trick is worth only 0.1.
Once your call is made, play low cards to avoid taking tricks you don't need.
Watch who runs out of a suit; they will have to trump it with spades.
Keep track of the high spades already played, so you know when your king or queen is safe.

Play Call Break with family and friends

Cousins in Bengaluru, an uncle in Muscat and friends from college can all sit at one table. Make a room, send the link to the family WhatsApp group or share the room code, and start as soon as all four are in.

Quick phrases, emotes and animated gifts keep the banter going.
Voice chat for everyone seated at the table.
Fewer than four? Add computer players and start right away.
Practise alone against the computer, online or offline once Rayoosh is installed.

Questions and answers

Is Call Break on Rayoosh free?

Yes. Rayoosh is free to play in your browser. You earn Pearls by playing, and they can never be bought or cashed out.

How many tricks can I call in Call Break?

From 1 to 8 tricks. Each player calls once, before the first card of the round is played.

How does Call Break scoring work?

Make your call and you score it, plus 0.1 for each extra trick: call 3 and win 5 to score 3.2. Fall short and you lose your call: call 3 and win 2 to score minus 3.

Do I have to play a spade if I can't follow suit?

Yes. With none of the suit led, you must play a spade, and a higher one than any spade already in the trick if you can. Only with no spades can you play any card.

How many rounds are there?

Quick matches have 3 rounds and take about 9 minutes. Full matches have 5 rounds and take about 15 minutes.