Taash Khelसीप · Sweep · Sip
Seep card game rules
A capture game, not a trick game. You take cards off the floor by matching a number or adding up to it — and the spades carry almost all the points.
Four players in two partnerships capture cards from the floor by matching the card they play, or by taking several that add up to it.
Clearing the floor in one capture is a seep, which is where the name comes from.
Where the points are
Most captured cards are worth nothing. The scoring sits almost entirely in one suit.
| Card | Points |
|---|---|
| Each spade | Its face value |
| Ten of diamonds | 10 |
| Every other card | 0 |
| Clearing the floor | Bonus — a seep |
Thirteen spades decide the hand. A player holding high spades is holding the score, which makes the suit worth tracking from the first capture — the same way spades decide everything in Call Break, for an entirely different reason.
Capture, not tricks
In a trick game every player contributes one card and the highest takes the pile. Seep works the other way round: you play one card and take whatever on the floor matches it or sums to it.
So the skill is arithmetic rather than ranking. A nine can take a nine, or a four and a five, or a two and a three and a four.
How it sits against the others
Seep is the only partnership game documented here. Call Break is four players against each other, Rummy is every player alone, and Teen Patti is a betting game rather than a card-handling one.
Seep is also the longest — thirteen cards each, dealt in stages, with the floor changing after every play.
Common questions
What is the Seep card game?
A four-player capture game played in two partnerships with a 52-card deck, where cards are taken from the floor by matching or adding up to the card you play.
How do you score in Seep?
Each captured card has a point value. Spades count their face value, the ten of diamonds is worth ten, and the other cards count nothing.
What is a seep in the game?
Clearing every card from the floor in one capture. It earns a bonus and gives the game its name.
How many cards are dealt in Seep?
Thirteen each across four players, dealt in stages, with four cards placed on the floor to start.
Is Seep the same as Sweep?
Yes. Sweep is the English name for the same game, and it is also called Sip in parts of north India.
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References
- Indian card games at Pagat, maintained by John McLeod since 1995