Euchre Night deals fun experience for students
Michigan is well known for the card game euchre. It is common to find Michigan natives to have learned it from family or close friends.
Students at Central Michigan University were able to deal the regional game during Euchre Night Tuesday at the Program Board event.
“This is the first euchre tournament we’ve had in about 4 years and we wanted to do something that got students together as a means to meet new people and new friends,” said junior Catherine Patterson, a member of Program Board.
She said many students requested a game night. Patterson said she thought having a euchre card night would be suitable because it is a game that Michigan is known for.
The tournament attracted an array of students from all levels of card expertise. Even though the event may have attracted those with a mastery of the game, it was open to students of all levels of experience.
Patterson took into account students who wanted to play competitively and students who wanted to play for leisure. She set up the event so that there were tables where students could be instructed on how to play, and other tables where students who already knew how to play could start a game.
“I’ve heard of spades and speed, but I’ve never heard of euchre," said Southfield sophomore Joshua Banks.
Banks planned on learning how to play that evening.
A more experienced player, Freemont freshman Benjamin Hruby, said she had a long learning curve.
“I was in eighth grade when I learned how to play,” Hruby said. “I went up to Beaver Island and one of my good friends taught me how to play euchre. It totally blew my mind the first time and it took me so long to catch on.”
Zachary Pashenee, a junior from Port Huron, explained how euchre played a role in their family while growing up.
“We like to play cards. It’s a good way to pass the time. When you have nothing else to do, you can set up a deck and get going," Pashenee said. “I learned how to play euchre on lunch breaks when I was in middle school. A big group of us would go into the teacher’s room during the winter to play.”
