Like a lot of card games, there are variants depending on where you grew up, who you played with, etc.

Tonight, I learned a somewhat boggling (but also interesting) one: “going under”.

“Going under” means that when it is your term to bid (which is a yes/no or suit declaration in Euchre, rather than a number), you can sacrifice your bid to take three 9s or 10s from your hand and exchange them with the kitty. The extra interesting part of this is that the people I learned it from say you never show the cards you exchange with the kitty. I’m sure many players have taken advantage of that fact.

I grew up with something a little different. If you had all 9s and 10s, you could show them and declare “Farmers Hand” which became a misdeal, and thus, the deal passed to the next player.

Have you used any rules like this? What was your variation?