Clabber is a four-player trick-taking card game played in southwestern Indiana near Evansville. Clabber is a member of the Jack-Nine family of trick-taking card games that are popular in Europe. The game is a four player variation similar to that of klaberjass. The game also plays similar to Euchre, with a few differences being that points are not awarded based on the number of tricks taken, but rather on the actual point value of cards in those tricks. Clabber also doesn't use a left Bower, as does Euchre; other differences are that players don't use Bidding, instead, the trump makers must score at least eighty-two points to keep from "going set", where they don't score any of their points. Additional points can also be scored for a combination of cards in a hand, which would assist in "making it", or, not going set. The game is sometimes known as Klob, Clob, Clobber or Dad. Definitions Bella: A meld consisting of the king and queen of trumps. Dad: A meld consisting of three cards of the same suit and in sequence; worth twenty (20) points. The sequence is: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9. Dad-a-Belle: A Dad that contains the Bella, i.e., A,K,Q; K,Q,J of trump suit; worth forty (40) points. Fifty: A meld consisting of four cards of the same suit and in sequence; worth fifty (50) points. Hundred: A meld consisting of five, or six cards of the same suit and in sequence; worth one hundred (100) points. Also, 4 of a kind, i.e., four nines, aces, kings, queens. ""Note"" that having the sixth card offers no additional points over that of five cards. Meld: A sequence of cards (at least 3) that are of the same suit. Pass: After the deal, the act of declining the turned-up card as trumps. “Play It”: After the deal. the act of accepting the turned-up card as trumps. Renege: A violation of the rules of the game. Sequence: Used in connection with meld. The sequence follows the non-trump suits as follows: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9 Set: Failure of the trump making team to score more points than that of the opponents. (If no meld is involved, the team declaring trumps must score at least 82 points to avoid “set”). "The Mules": See "Two Hundred" Two Hundred: A meld consisting of the four jacks. Also called “the mules”. History The origin