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Five Hundred

The classic Five Hundred card game, available on PC! This version of the game has been lovingly crafted to be the best possible version of the game it can be, now available on Steam!

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May 21, 2024
2 years and 72 days ago
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About the Game

The classic Five Hundred card game, now available on Steam!

Summary

This game has been lovingly crafted to be the best possible version of the game it can be. Coming to steam, the game now takes advantage of multiplayer, achievements, and leaderboards. Support for animated card tables (backdrops) has also been added.

However, release is only the beginning! Five Hundred is a game played in homes, workplaces, and clubs around the world, and players may have evolved their own house rules or optimal playstyles. I'm intending to monitor feedback and continue to provide enhancements to features, functionality, and gameplay over time.

Five Hundred cardgame

500 or Five Hundred is a trick-taking card game, originally from the United States, but also popular in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Paradice Five Hundred implements the most popular, 4-player variant, with two teams of two players, 10 cards per hand, and each player bidding for contracts.
The game supports bids of 6-10 tricks, in any suit (or no trumps), as well as a 3-card kitty issued to the highest bidder.
The game ends when one team scores over 500 points, or when a team loses by scoring negative 500 through failed bids.

Extensive graphical customisation options

  • Over 35 included table backgrounds, including animated options, or use your own images
  • 12 included cardsets, and compatibility with common internet cardset types (.reko, .wiz, .rkp)
  • 17 included cardbacks, or use your own images
  • Custom card set editor included: create your very own cardset!

Uses Steam multiplayer functionality

  • Parties of all sizes, from 2 to 4 players - co-operative, competitive, or both
  • AI Players automatically fill any available slots, or take over mid-game if players leave early
  • Invite players to join from your Steam friends list, or Join your friends
  • Public lobby system with matchmaking; find people to play with across the world!

Takes full advantage of Steam functionality

  • 25 Steam achievements built-in
  • Cloud saves and persistent, extensive game statistics tracking
  • Leaderboards to track games played globally