Play Dehla Pakad (दहला पकड़) Game Online
Two pairs, fifty-two cards, and four tens that decide everything. Nobody chooses trump here: it is whichever suit someone first plays when they cannot follow, so the whole table finds out at the same moment.
Three free games of each every day, no account — and games with friends are always free.
The table plays sideways: turn your phone when the cards come out.
One friend is enough
Send them a link; they join with just a name. Bots take the two empty seats, so the two of you have a full table — partners or rivals.
New to it? Read the rules
Also known as: Delha Pakkad, Dehla Pakkad, Dehlo Pakad, Dhela Pakad, Dahla Pakad, 10 Pakad, दहला पकड़, ढेला पकड़, Mendikot, Mendicot, Catch the Tens. The spelling varies by region — they all describe the same game.
How it plays
- Five cards each to start — the other eight wait until trump exists.
- Nobody bids and nobody picks trump; the first card played off-suit sets it.
- Only the four tens score. Every other trick is a way of chasing them.
- Take three tens and the round pays 30; take all four and it pays 80.
- First partnership to 100 takes the match, however many rounds that needs.
Watch the whole game in one video
Under three minutes, in Hindi: the basics, how trump is set, and how points win the match.
More videos on YouTubeWant the detail? Read the full rules, how to play it well, or the common questions.