Taargus is a 2-5 player trick taking game where players bid cards from their hand to claim the right to call trump. The cards are dealt in 3 stages and each stage a player must bid one card to the middle of the table. After the third stage of bidding the player who has the highest bid calls trump and players then play the remaining cards from their hands gaining one point per trick taken. Taargus uses a 5 suit deck with values 3 through Ace.