Introductory 1v3 Tarot for Two

I developed this 2-player Tarot game variant inspired by Simplified Game of Tarot, Esculenta, and Troggu to introduce/teach a friend how a regular, traditional game of Tarot might play like. I was not sure how much we would be playing Tarot games again, so I decided to try to simulate a multiplayer (4-player) experience with just 2 players.

The game uses 2 Strawman players (which have 2 piles each), all controlled by the defending player, to simulate 1v3 gameplay.

To play this, you'll need:

• a regular 78-card tarot deck, and
• a way to keep track of score if you're playing more than 1 hand (e.g. pencil and paper, or score chips).