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3 5 8, also known as sergeant major for its popularity among members of the Royal Air Force, is a trick taking card game for 3 players, using a standard 52 card deck. 3 5 8 may be played as a gambling game, and there are many variations with names like "8 5 3" and "9 5 2" played throughout the world.

Three players use a 52 card deck. The object is to win as many tricks as possible, ultimately 12 in a single deal to win the game. When a player wins 12 or more tricks in one hand, they win the game.

Draw cards to determine the first dealer and deal 16 cards to each player, the 4 remaining cards are placed on the table to form a kitty. Dealer names a suit as trump and discards 4 cards from his or her hand before replacing them with the kitty. Some groups allow the dealer to pick up the kitty and add it to his or her hand before discarding any 4 cards of the 20 they now have.

Eldest hand leads any card to the first trick and play moves clockwise with each player following suit, or playing any card if unable to follow suit. Each trick is won by the highest trump, or by the highest card of the suit led if no trump card was played to the trick. The winner of each trick leads to the next.

Two optional rules were created to try to balance the game. These rules were used at Woburn Collegiate Institute in the early 90s. First round bidding: The dealer position is determined by the players bidding on the number of tricks they plan on getting if that player was the dealer. Bids must be at least eight tricks. Bidding starts with the dealer of the first hand and goes clockwise. Once all players have passed, the player who bid the highest becomes dealer for the first round and play continues as normal. If all players passed, then the hand is re dealt with the deal being passed clockwise. To balance out the trick quota, the number of tricks that the other two positions need to get would be reduced as follows: 8 5 3, 9 4 3, 10 4 2, 11 3 2, 12 2 2, 13 2 1, 14 1 1, 15 1 0, 16 0 0. Maximum bleed: Card exchanges are limited to a maximum of three cards. Priority for starting the exchange went to the player who needed to collect more tricks, which is the same order that card exchanges are made. Once a player has exchanged three cards, no more cards are exchanged with that person. e. g. If the 8 position was +2 and the 5 position was +2, and the 3 position was 4, then the 8 position would exchange two cards with the 3 position, and then the 5 position would only exchange one card. If there is more than one recipient of the exchange, the priority is reversed. e. g. If the 8 position was +4 and both the 5 and 3 positions were 2, then the 8 position would exchange one card with the 5 position and two cards with the 3 position.

6 3 8 is a good game for 3 people whose deck is one card short. It is played the same as 5 3 8 except for the following:
Preliminaries: A card (usually , but any will do) is removed the pack and the game is played with only 51 cards. Deal: 17 cards to each player – There is no kitty. Targets: Eldest hand's target is 6 instead of 5. Other targets are the same. Scoring: Scores are kept on paper: +1 for each trick above target, 1 for each trick below. Game: Winner is the first person to reach +10 points.