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THE COMPLETE RULEBOOKHow to play President
Learn the deal, legal plays, passing, pile clears, finishing order, and the card tax with one worked turn.
Read the guide →THE BLEACH RULEBOOKTHE
THE
TABLE.
President, Asshole, Scum—whatever your table calls it, the arguments start before the cards land. This is the clean answer to every dirty rule.
Start with the complete rules →START HEREKnow the game.
Know the game.
Then wreck your friends.
024 MIN
SETTLE THE ARGUMENTPresident card order
See why 3 is low and 2 is high, when suits usually do not matter, and how Bleach breaks equal-rank ties.
Read the guide →035 MIN
ONE GAME, MANY NAMESPresident, Asshole, or Scum?
Identify the game you remember and separate its true aliases from related climbing games such as Big Two.
Read the guide →046 MIN
CATCH UP OVER CARDSA free online game for catching up
See why a private, low-setup President table gives long-distance friends enough to do without taking over the conversation.
Read the guide →057 MIN
PLAY THE HAND, NOT THE CARDPresident card game strategy
Turn Bleach’s exact rules into a plan: protect useful sets, spend control cards deliberately, and manage the table through the endgame.
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AGREE BEFORE THE DEALHouse rules and variations
Compare the rules groups argue about most, see what Bleach uses, and choose a clean ruleset before the first card lands.
Read the guide →076 MIN
SET THE RIGHT TABLEPresident by player count
See the exact deck size, cards per hand, title ladder, and card tax for every table from three through eight players.
Read the guide →08INTERACTIVE
MAKE THE HOUSE RULESPresident rule builder
Choose the disputed rules once, then share or print one clear ruleset before anybody starts dealing.
Read the guide →09LIVE DATA
OBSERVED AT REAL TABLESPresident game statistics
Explore anonymous aggregate results from completed Bleach rounds, with transparent methods and a downloadable dataset.
Read the guide →BLEACH IN 30 SECONDSClimb the pile.
Climb the pile.
Empty your hand.
Keep the title.
Bleach uses the familiar President ladder—3 low, 2 high—with a suit tiebreak that keeps equal ranks moving. It is one clear ruleset for groups tired of renegotiating the game every night.
- 01Lead the countSingle, pair, triple, or four of a kind.
- 02Meet it, beat it, or passMatch the count; equal strength is legal.
- 03Total suits for sets♣ ♦ ♥ ♠ from low to high.
- 04Clear on passesThe last player to lay cards leads again.
ENOUGH READING
Settle it at the table.
Create a private room for 3–8 seats. Add friends, computer players, or both.
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