Gamehelpbriscola

Briscola is a popular Italian card game and can be played in 2 (1v1) or 4 (2v2) players. Team mates are generally allowed to communicate except for the very first hand of the game. If you are communicating with your partner, please do not tell them exactly what cards you have - instead be descriptive, for example 'I have a Briscola' and not say 'I have the Ace of Briscola'

Overview

Briscola is typically played with an Italian deck of 40 cards, there are no 8's, 9's or 10's in the deck. A French deck may also be used and again, the 8's, 9's and 10's are removed There are a total of 120 points, and a player or team needs 61 points to win.

Game Play

Each player is dealt 3 cards and one card is turned face up - this is the Briscola or 'trump' suit. Play begins to the left of the dealer in a clockwise order. Each player takes turns to play a card in order to win or lose the trick

Point Scoring

The points for each card are as follows

Italian Deck

Rank	A	3	Re	Cavallo	Fante	7	6	5	4	2
Points	11	10	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0

French Deck

Rank	A	3	K	Q	J	7	6	5	4	2
Points	11	10	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0