It requires a standard 52 playing card deck and is suitable for ages 8 and up. First, decide who becomes the dealer by drawing cards. There are also four Hole-in-One cards valued at -5 strokes. Card stroke values range from 0 (Mulligan) to 12 (Out of Bounds) with eight of each card value. Players select a card, lowest card deals. The remaining cards go into the center to be used as the draw pile for the remainder of the game.

The game begins with each player being dealt nine cards face down in a 3 by 3 grid. – Nines is a card game that involves planning and luck. Rules of Nines Dealing All of the cards are dealt one at a time into four hands of thirteen cards. Nines is played by three people, and the object is to lower your score from 9 to zero. Nines is a trick-taking game played with a standard deck of 52 playing cards.