TICHU IS A PARTNERSHIP-CLIMBING CARD GAME FEATURING ELEMENTS OF BRIDGE AND POKER PLAYED BETWEEN TWO TEAMS OF TWO PLAYERS EACH. PLAYERS ACCUMULATE POINTS BY EITHER BEATING THE CURRENT TOP CARD COMBINATION OR PASSING. IF PLAY PASSES BACK TO THE PLAYER WHO LAID THE TOP CARDS, HE WINS THE TRICK AND CAN LEAD THE NEXT ONE.