What are the rules for the card game "High Nines"?
Not official, but at least a start:


  High 9
  
  
  Deck of 52 plus 2 Jokers (mark them "Big" and "Little")
  4 players - draw for partners (2 high cards and 2 low cards)
  High card deals
  Deal 9 cards to each player &amp; keep the rest to pass out to the player who gets the highest bid.
  The player to the dealer's left starts the bid anywhere from 9 to 25. Must at least start at 9. Any player can "Shoot the Moon" at the first bid when it comes to their turn. Only the dealer can shoot over. No one else can. The bidder must get all 25 points &amp; you will win the game. If you lose 1 point, then you will lost the game. If you are in the whole or a negative when you "Shoot the Moon", then you will only come to a zero.
  When the bidding starts, each player can bid or pass. When you pass, you are out of the bidding. Highest bidder gets to name trumps.
  Each player throws away all their cards that are not the trump except for the Off-Jack, Big &amp; Little Joker, and off-nine.
  The dealer deals the remaining cards up to 6 per player, then gives the rest to the highest bidder.
  The highest bidder keeps all trumps, including the Off-Jack, Big &amp; Little Joker, and Off-Nine and throws the rest away.
  If the bidder has more than 6 trumps, he/she can pass all over 6 to his partner. Game starts with the bidder. Bidder may start with a trump card or any off card. You must follow suit. If you do not have suit, you can play any card.
  Total of 25 points per hand. Total per game is 52.
  Point cards are: Ace=1, Jack=1, off-Jack=1, Big Joker=1, Little Joker=1, Ten=1, Nine=9, off-Nine=9, Two=1
  Cards catch in this order: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Off-Jack, Big Joker, Little Joker, Ten, Nine, Off-Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two
  
  
  From a printed rules with slight modification for formatting &amp; grammar correction