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		<id>https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelpcassino&amp;diff=30482</id>
		<title>Gamehelpcassino</title>
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		<updated>2026-07-01T08:55:01Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Giogioia: corrected 10 of diamonds instead 10 of spades&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;== Cassino - Quick Rules ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Overview ===&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Players:&#039;&#039;&#039; 2 to 4 (4 players usually play in partnerships).&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Deck:&#039;&#039;&#039; Standard 52-card deck (no Jokers).&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Objective:&#039;&#039;&#039; Capture cards from the table to score points. The game usually ends when a player/team reaches 21 points.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Gameplay ===&lt;br /&gt;
Each player is dealt &#039;&#039;&#039;4&#039;&#039;&#039; cards face down, and &#039;&#039;&#039;4&#039;&#039;&#039; cards are placed face up on the table. Play proceeds clockwise. On your turn, you must play exactly one card from your hand to perform one of the following:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
# &#039;&#039;&#039;Pairing:&#039;&#039;&#039; Play a card that matches the rank of one or more cards on the table. You capture the played card and the matching table cards.&lt;br /&gt;
# &#039;&#039;&#039;Combining:&#039;&#039;&#039; Play a card that equals the sum of two or more cards on the table (e.g., play a 9 to capture a 5 and a 4).&lt;br /&gt;
# &#039;&#039;&#039;Building:&#039;&#039;&#039; Place a card from your hand onto a table card to create a combination for your next turn. You must hold the card required to capture the build (e.g., place a 3 on a 4 and announce &amp;quot;Building 7&amp;quot; if you have a 7 in hand).&lt;br /&gt;
#* An opponent can &amp;quot;steal&amp;quot; a build by increasing its value (only for &amp;quot;single&amp;quot; builds).&lt;br /&gt;
# &#039;&#039;&#039;Trailing:&#039;&#039;&#039; If you cannot or do not want to capture or build, simply place one card face up on the table.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Scoring ===&lt;br /&gt;
Once all cards have been played, players score points based on their captured pile:&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Most Cards:&#039;&#039;&#039; 3 points (0 if tied).&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Most Spades:&#039;&#039;&#039; 1 point (0 if tied).&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;10 of Diamonds (Big Cassino):&#039;&#039;&#039; 2 points.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;2 of Spades (Little Cassino):&#039;&#039;&#039; 1 point.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Each Ace:&#039;&#039;&#039; 1 point (4 points total).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Card Values ===&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Number Cards (2–10):&#039;&#039;&#039; Represent their face value.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Aces:&#039;&#039;&#039; Count as 1.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Face Cards (J, Q, K):&#039;&#039;&#039; Have no numerical value. They can only be captured by pairing (e.g., a King captures a King), not by combinations.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Giogioia</name></author>
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		<id>https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelpbriscola&amp;diff=25981</id>
		<title>Gamehelpbriscola</title>
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		<updated>2025-08-01T08:05:15Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Giogioia: /* Overview */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Card games]]&lt;br /&gt;
== Overview ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Italian deck: 40 cards (no {{card|8}}{{card|9}}{{card|10}}).&lt;br /&gt;
* French deck: remove {{card|8}}{{card|9}}{{card|10}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* 120 points/round ⇨ 61 points or more win the round.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cards ranking (high to low): A, 3, K, Q, J, 7, 6, 5, 4, 2.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Communication ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Teammates are generally allowed to communicate &#039;&#039;&#039;except for the very first hand of the game.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* However, you may not tell your partner exactly what cards you have.&lt;br /&gt;
** e.g. &#039;I have a trump card&#039;, not &#039;I have the trump Ace&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* If you prefer no communication for the entire game (in games among experienced players), please agree this with the other players before starting the game. In tournaments communication is usually forbidden.&lt;br /&gt;
* In Briscola Chiamata (implemented as 5 players Briscola on BGA) players are &#039;&#039;&#039;NOT&#039;&#039;&#039; allowed to communicate. (see below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Game play for &#039;&#039;&#039;Briscola&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Deal 3 cards/player.&lt;br /&gt;
* Undealt cards form a drawing deck, face down. The first card of this deck is turned face up and its suit is the &#039;&#039;Briscola&#039;&#039; (trump) suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Player on the dealer&#039;s right starts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Players take turns to play a card in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Do not&#039;&#039;&#039; have to follow the lead card suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Highest briscola (trump) card wins the trick, else highest card of the lead suit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* After each trick, taker draws the first card from the deck, replenishing their hand to three cards. Other players draw one card each, too, in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* Taker leads the next trick. Games continues until the deck is empty.  The face up card is the last one to be drawn. &lt;br /&gt;
* After the deck is empty, the last three tricks are played as normal with the final 3 cards in hands, without drawing, until all players have no cards left.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scoring for Briscola ==&lt;br /&gt;
Points are awarded for each card taken at the end of a round: values are as follows (e.g. {{club|A}}+{{club|3}} = 21 points):&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width:auto;text-align:center;&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!Italian rank&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|A}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Re}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Cavallo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Fante}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|7}} {{card|6}} {{card|5}} {{card|4}} {{card|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!French rank&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|K}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Q}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|J}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Points&lt;br /&gt;
|11&lt;br /&gt;
|10&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Winning 61 or more points wins the round&lt;br /&gt;
* 1st player/team to win 3 rounds wins the game.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Game play for &#039;&#039;&#039;Briscola Chiamata&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Deal all cards to the players (8 cards/player). There is no drawing deck. &lt;br /&gt;
* Players bid for the right to choose the trump suit (&#039;&#039;briscola&#039;&#039;) and to call a partner, who will be the player who holds the trump card called by the bidder. These two players form one team and undertake to win the game against the other three opponents, which form a second team (the opponents).&lt;br /&gt;
* The winning bid is the lower ranking card or, in case of a tie on &amp;quot;two&amp;quot; (the lowest ranked card), the highest card points the bidder undertakes to win in the tricks.&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player passes, they cannot bid anymore.&lt;br /&gt;
* Once all players but one have passed, the highest bidder &amp;quot;declares&amp;quot; (or &amp;quot;calls&amp;quot;) the trump suit and the owner of the trump card called will be their partner. Note that the &amp;quot;declarer&amp;quot; can play alone against the other four, bidding a card in their own hand.&lt;br /&gt;
* In any case, only who holds the trump card declared by the highest bidder knows the teams composition, and they &#039;&#039;&#039;must not reveal&#039;&#039;&#039; their identity until they eventually play that card.&lt;br /&gt;
* The player on the dealer&#039;s right starts the cards playing phase. Other players take turns playing a card in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* One &#039;&#039;&#039;do not&#039;&#039;&#039; necessarily have to follow the lead card suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* The owner of the called trump card may play it &#039;&#039;&#039;when they want&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Highest briscola (trump) card played wins the trick, else highest of the leading suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Taker leads the next trick. Play continues until all players have played all of their cards (8 tricks).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Bidding for Points Only ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you select this option, players will bid only the amount of points that they undertake to win in the tricks. The lowest bid is 61. In this case, the highest bidder declares both the trump suit and any card of that trump suit - usually this will be the highest trump that the bidder does not hold, but not necessarily (again, they can declare a card in their hand).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;See complete rules at: &#039;&#039;&#039;https://www.pagat.com/aceten/briscola_chiamata.html&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scoring for Briscola Chiamata ==&lt;br /&gt;
Ranking and values are the same as for Briscola: &lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width:auto;text-align:center;&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!Italian rank&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|A}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Re}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Cavallo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Fante}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|7}} {{card|6}} {{card|5}} {{card|4}} {{card|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!French rank&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|K}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Q}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|J}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Points&lt;br /&gt;
|11&lt;br /&gt;
|10&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|0&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of the round, the declarer and their partner sum up the points of the cards taken. If they won at least the same points of the bid (61 or more), they won the round. If not, they lost (and the team of the opponents won).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Players gain or lose round points according to the amount of the bid. The declarer gains (or loses) double the points than the other players (including their partner). See the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!&lt;br /&gt;
!winning bid&lt;br /&gt;
!declarer gains (or loses)&lt;br /&gt;
!others gain (or lose)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|61-70&lt;br /&gt;
|± 2&lt;br /&gt;
|± 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|71-80&lt;br /&gt;
|± 4&lt;br /&gt;
|± 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|81-90&lt;br /&gt;
|± 6&lt;br /&gt;
|± 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|91-100&lt;br /&gt;
|± 8&lt;br /&gt;
|± 4&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|101 or more&lt;br /&gt;
|± 10&lt;br /&gt;
|± 5&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* If the declarer played alone (see above), their scoring is doubled (but not the other players&#039;).&lt;br /&gt;
* If one team wins all the points (120) in a round (rarely), the scoring is doubled (for everyone).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After 5 rounds (or 10, if you select this option), the player with the highest scoring is the winner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Options ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Number of players|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|4|&lt;br /&gt;
{{player|2}}v{{player|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
 |{{optionGroup|Team members|&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|df=|Random team|&lt;br /&gt;
* Players will be randomly paired into teams.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/2 vs 3/4|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and second players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Third and fourth forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/3 vs 2/4|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and third players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Second and fourth forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/4 vs 2/3|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and fourth players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Second and third forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|5|&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briscola#Briscola_chiamata Briscola Chiamata]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 |{{optionGroup|Bidding mode|&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|df=|Rank → points|&lt;br /&gt;
* Initially, each player bids the partner&#039;s trump rank, starting from {{card|A}} to {{card|2}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player bids 2, then the bidders must bid the number of points to win after that point.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|Points only|&lt;br /&gt;
* Each player bids the number of points to win.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
  {{option|ds=|df=|Kitty|&lt;br /&gt;
* Each player receives 7 cards.&lt;br /&gt;
* After declaring the trump suit but before declaring the partner, the highest bidder:&lt;br /&gt;
** picks up 5 cards in the kitty&lt;br /&gt;
** discards 5 cards in hand&lt;br /&gt;
* The bidder scores discarded cards.&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Game length|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|Short game|&lt;br /&gt;
* 3 points in Briscola&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 rounds in Briscola Chiamata&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|Long game|&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 points in Briscola&lt;br /&gt;
* 10 rounds in Briscola Chiamata&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Open mode|&lt;br /&gt;
* Reveal all hands and the top card of the deck.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Trump exchange|&lt;br /&gt;
* After winning a trick, {{card|7}} of trumps can be exchanged with the higher face-up trump, or&lt;br /&gt;
** 2 of trumps can be exchanged with the face-up trump which ranks between {{card|4}} and {{card|7}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* Trump exchange can be done only once per trick.&lt;br /&gt;
* Exchange cannot be done after the deck is exhausted.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Round variant|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|Disabled}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|High score bonus|&lt;br /&gt;
* If the winning side captures at least 91 points, they score 2 game points.&lt;br /&gt;
* If the winning side captures all point cards, they win the game immediately.&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|Conquest|&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player has {{card|A}}, {{card|3}} and {{card|K}} ({{card|Re}}) of trumps in hand, they win the round immediately.&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Skip uneventful final tricks}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Count round points|&lt;br /&gt;
* Display captured points during the round.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Giogioia</name></author>
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		<title>Gamehelpbriscola</title>
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		<updated>2025-07-31T14:49:32Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Giogioia: /* Game play for Briscola Chiamata */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Card games]]&lt;br /&gt;
== Overview ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Italian deck: 40 cards (no {{card|8}}{{card|9}}{{card|10}}).&lt;br /&gt;
* French deck: remove {{card|8}}{{card|9}}{{card|10}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* 120 points/round ⇨ 61 points or more win the round.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cards ranking (high to low): A, 3, K, Q, J, 7, 6, 5, 4, 2.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Communication ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Teammates are generally allowed to communicate &#039;&#039;&#039;except for the very first hand of the game.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* However, you may not tell your partner exactly what cards you have.&lt;br /&gt;
** e.g. &#039;I have a trump card&#039;, not &#039;I have the trump Ace&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* If you prefer no communication for the entire game (in games among experienced players), please agree this with the other players before starting the game. In tournaments communication is usually forbidden.&lt;br /&gt;
* In Briscola Chiamata (implemented as 5 players Briscola on BGA) players are &#039;&#039;&#039;NOT&#039;&#039;&#039; allowed to communicate. (see below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Game play for &#039;&#039;&#039;Briscola&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Deal 3 cards/player.&lt;br /&gt;
* Undealt cards form a drawing deck, face down. The first card of this deck is turned face up and its suit is the &#039;&#039;Briscola&#039;&#039; (trump) suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Player on the dealer&#039;s right starts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Players take turns to play a card in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Do not&#039;&#039;&#039; have to follow the lead card suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Highest briscola (trump) card wins the trick, else highest card of the lead suit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* After each trick, taker draws the first card from the deck, replenishing their hand to three cards. Other players draw one card each, too, in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* Taker leads the next trick. Games continues until the deck is empty.  The face up card is the last one to be drawn. &lt;br /&gt;
* After the deck is empty, the last three tricks are played as normal with the final 3 cards in hands, without drawing, until all players have no cards left.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scoring for Briscola ==&lt;br /&gt;
Points are awarded for each card taken at the end of a round: values are as follows (e.g. {{club|A}}+{{club|3}} = 21 points):&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width:auto;text-align:center;&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!Italian rank&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|A}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Re}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Cavallo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Fante}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|7}} {{card|6}} {{card|5}} {{card|4}} {{card|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!French rank&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|K}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Q}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|J}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Points&lt;br /&gt;
|11&lt;br /&gt;
|10&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Winning 61 or more points wins the round&lt;br /&gt;
* 1st player/team to win 3 rounds wins the game.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Game play for &#039;&#039;&#039;Briscola Chiamata&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Deal all cards to the players (8 cards/player). There is no drawing deck. &lt;br /&gt;
* Players bid for the right to choose the trump suit (&#039;&#039;briscola&#039;&#039;) and to call a partner, who will be the player who holds the trump card called by the bidder. These two players form one team and undertake to win the game against the other three opponents, which form a second team (the opponents).&lt;br /&gt;
* The winning bid is the lower ranking card or, in case of a tie on &amp;quot;two&amp;quot; (the lowest ranked card), the highest card points the bidder undertakes to win in the tricks.&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player passes, they cannot bid anymore.&lt;br /&gt;
* Once all players but one have passed, the highest bidder &amp;quot;declares&amp;quot; (or &amp;quot;calls&amp;quot;) the trump suit and the owner of the trump card called will be their partner. Note that the &amp;quot;declarer&amp;quot; can play alone against the other four, bidding a card in their own hand.&lt;br /&gt;
* In any case, only who holds the trump card declared by the highest bidder knows the teams composition, and they &#039;&#039;&#039;must not reveal&#039;&#039;&#039; their identity until they eventually play that card.&lt;br /&gt;
* The player on the dealer&#039;s right starts the card playing phase. Other players take turns playing a card in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* One &#039;&#039;&#039;do not&#039;&#039;&#039; necessarily have to follow the lead card suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* The owner of the called trump card may play it &#039;&#039;&#039;when they want&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Highest briscola (trump) card played wins the trick, else highest of the leading suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Taker leads the next trick. Play continues until all players have played all of their cards (8 tricks).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Bidding for Points Only ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you select this option, players will bid only the amount of points that they undertake to win in the tricks. The lowest bid is 61. In this case, the highest bidder declares both the trump suit and any card of that trump suit - usually this will be the highest trump that the bidder does not hold, but not necessarily (again, they can declare a card in their hand).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;See complete rules at: &#039;&#039;&#039;https://www.pagat.com/aceten/briscola_chiamata.html&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scoring for Briscola Chiamata ==&lt;br /&gt;
Ranking and values are the same as for Briscola: &lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width:auto;text-align:center;&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!Italian rank&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|A}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Re}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Cavallo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Fante}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|7}} {{card|6}} {{card|5}} {{card|4}} {{card|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!French rank&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|K}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Q}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|J}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Points&lt;br /&gt;
|11&lt;br /&gt;
|10&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|0&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of the round, the declarer and their partner sum up the points of the cards taken. If they won at least the same points of the bid (61 or more), they won the round. If not, they lost (and the team of the opponents won).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Players gain or lose round points according to the amount of the bid. The declarer gains (or loses) double the points than the other players (including their partner). See the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!&lt;br /&gt;
!winning bid&lt;br /&gt;
!declarer gains (or loses)&lt;br /&gt;
!others gain (or lose)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|61-70&lt;br /&gt;
|± 2&lt;br /&gt;
|± 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|71-80&lt;br /&gt;
|± 4&lt;br /&gt;
|± 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|81-90&lt;br /&gt;
|± 6&lt;br /&gt;
|± 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|91-100&lt;br /&gt;
|± 8&lt;br /&gt;
|± 4&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|101 or more&lt;br /&gt;
|± 10&lt;br /&gt;
|± 5&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* If the declarer played alone (see above), their scoring is doubled (but not the other players&#039;).&lt;br /&gt;
* If one team wins all the points (120) in a round (rarely), the scoring is doubled (for everyone).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After 5 rounds (or 10, if you select this option), the player with the highest scoring is the winner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Options ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Number of players|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|4|&lt;br /&gt;
{{player|2}}v{{player|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
 |{{optionGroup|Team members|&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|df=|Random team|&lt;br /&gt;
* Players will be randomly paired into teams.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/2 vs 3/4|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and second players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Third and fourth forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/3 vs 2/4|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and third players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Second and fourth forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/4 vs 2/3|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and fourth players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Second and third forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|5|&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briscola#Briscola_chiamata Briscola Chiamata]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 |{{optionGroup|Bidding mode|&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|df=|Rank → points|&lt;br /&gt;
* Initially, each player bids the partner&#039;s trump rank, starting from {{card|A}} to {{card|2}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player bids 2, then the bidders must bid the number of points to win after that point.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|Points only|&lt;br /&gt;
* Each player bids the number of points to win.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
  {{option|ds=|df=|Kitty|&lt;br /&gt;
* Each player receives 7 cards.&lt;br /&gt;
* After declaring the trump suit but before declaring the partner, the highest bidder:&lt;br /&gt;
** picks up 5 cards in the kitty&lt;br /&gt;
** discards 5 cards in hand&lt;br /&gt;
* The bidder scores discarded cards.&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Game length|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|Short game|&lt;br /&gt;
* 3 points in Briscola&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 rounds in Briscola Chiamata&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|Long game|&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 points in Briscola&lt;br /&gt;
* 10 rounds in Briscola Chiamata&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Open mode|&lt;br /&gt;
* Reveal all hands and the top card of the deck.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Trump exchange|&lt;br /&gt;
* After winning a trick, {{card|7}} of trumps can be exchanged with the higher face-up trump, or&lt;br /&gt;
** 2 of trumps can be exchanged with the face-up trump which ranks between {{card|4}} and {{card|7}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* Trump exchange can be done only once per trick.&lt;br /&gt;
* Exchange cannot be done after the deck is exhausted.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Round variant|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|Disabled}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|High score bonus|&lt;br /&gt;
* If the winning side captures at least 91 points, they score 2 game points.&lt;br /&gt;
* If the winning side captures all point cards, they win the game immediately.&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|Conquest|&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player has {{card|A}}, {{card|3}} and {{card|K}} ({{card|Re}}) of trumps in hand, they win the round immediately.&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Skip uneventful final tricks}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Count round points|&lt;br /&gt;
* Display captured points during the round.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Giogioia</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>Gamehelpbriscola</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Giogioia: /* Game play for Briscola Chiamata */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Card games]]&lt;br /&gt;
== Overview ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Italian deck: 40 cards (no {{card|8}}{{card|9}}{{card|10}}).&lt;br /&gt;
* French deck: remove {{card|8}}{{card|9}}{{card|10}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* 120 points/round ⇨ 61 points or more win the round.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cards ranking (high to low): A, 3, K, Q, J, 7, 6, 5, 4, 2.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Communication ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Teammates are generally allowed to communicate &#039;&#039;&#039;except for the very first hand of the game.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* However, you may not tell your partner exactly what cards you have.&lt;br /&gt;
** e.g. &#039;I have a trump card&#039;, not &#039;I have the trump Ace&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* If you prefer no communication for the entire game (in games among experienced players), please agree this with the other players before starting the game. In tournaments communication is usually forbidden.&lt;br /&gt;
* In Briscola Chiamata (implemented as 5 players Briscola on BGA) players are &#039;&#039;&#039;NOT&#039;&#039;&#039; allowed to communicate. (see below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Game play for &#039;&#039;&#039;Briscola&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Deal 3 cards/player.&lt;br /&gt;
* Undealt cards form a drawing deck, face down. The first card of this deck is turned face up and its suit is the &#039;&#039;Briscola&#039;&#039; (trump) suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Player on the dealer&#039;s right starts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Players take turns to play a card in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Do not&#039;&#039;&#039; have to follow the lead card suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Highest briscola (trump) card wins the trick, else highest card of the lead suit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* After each trick, taker draws the first card from the deck, replenishing their hand to three cards. Other players draw one card each, too, in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* Taker leads the next trick. Games continues until the deck is empty.  The face up card is the last one to be drawn. &lt;br /&gt;
* After the deck is empty, the last three tricks are played as normal with the final 3 cards in hands, without drawing, until all players have no cards left.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scoring for Briscola ==&lt;br /&gt;
Points are awarded for each card taken at the end of a round: values are as follows (e.g. {{club|A}}+{{club|3}} = 21 points):&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width:auto;text-align:center;&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!Italian rank&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|A}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Re}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Cavallo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Fante}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|7}} {{card|6}} {{card|5}} {{card|4}} {{card|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!French rank&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|K}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Q}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|J}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Points&lt;br /&gt;
|11&lt;br /&gt;
|10&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Winning 61 or more points wins the round&lt;br /&gt;
* 1st player/team to win 3 rounds wins the game.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Game play for &#039;&#039;&#039;Briscola Chiamata&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Deal all cards to the players (8 cards/player). There is no drawing deck. &lt;br /&gt;
* Players bid for the right to choose the trump suit (&#039;&#039;briscola&#039;&#039;) and to call a partner, who will be the player who holds the trump card called by the bidder. These two players form one team and undertake to win the game against the other three opponents, which form a second team (the opponents).&lt;br /&gt;
* The winning bid is the lower ranking card or, in case of a tie on &amp;quot;two&amp;quot; (the lowest ranked card), the highest card points the bidder undertakes to win in the tricks.&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player passes, they cannot bid anymore.&lt;br /&gt;
* Once all players but one have passed, the highest bidder &amp;quot;declares&amp;quot; (or &amp;quot;calls&amp;quot;) the trump suit and the owner of the trump card called will be their partner. Note that the &amp;quot;declarer&amp;quot; can play alone against the other four, bidding a card in their own hand.&lt;br /&gt;
* In any case, only who holds the trump card declared by the highest bidder knows the teams composition, and they &#039;&#039;&#039;must not reveal&#039;&#039;&#039; their identity until they eventually play that card.&lt;br /&gt;
* The declarer starts the card playing phase. Other players take turns playing a card in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* One &#039;&#039;&#039;do not&#039;&#039;&#039; necessarily have to follow the lead card suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* The owner of the called trump card may play it &#039;&#039;&#039;when they want&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Highest briscola (trump) card played wins the trick, else highest of the leading suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Taker leads the next trick. Play continues until all players have played all of their cards (8 tricks).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Bidding for Points Only ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you select this option, players will bid only the amount of points that they undertake to win in the tricks. The lowest bid is 61. In this case, the highest bidder declares both the trump suit and any card of that trump suit - usually this will be the highest trump that the bidder does not hold, but not necessarily (again, they can declare a card in their hand).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;See complete rules at: &#039;&#039;&#039;https://www.pagat.com/aceten/briscola_chiamata.html&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scoring for Briscola Chiamata ==&lt;br /&gt;
Ranking and values are the same as for Briscola: &lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width:auto;text-align:center;&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!Italian rank&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|A}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Re}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Cavallo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Fante}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|7}} {{card|6}} {{card|5}} {{card|4}} {{card|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!French rank&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|K}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Q}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|J}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Points&lt;br /&gt;
|11&lt;br /&gt;
|10&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|0&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of the round, the declarer and their partner sum up the points of the cards taken. If they won at least the same points of the bid (61 or more), they won the round. If not, they lost (and the team of the opponents won).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Players gain or lose round points according to the amount of the bid. The declarer gains (or loses) double the points than the other players (including their partner). See the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!&lt;br /&gt;
!winning bid&lt;br /&gt;
!declarer gains (or loses)&lt;br /&gt;
!others gain (or lose)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|61-70&lt;br /&gt;
|± 2&lt;br /&gt;
|± 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|71-80&lt;br /&gt;
|± 4&lt;br /&gt;
|± 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|81-90&lt;br /&gt;
|± 6&lt;br /&gt;
|± 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|91-100&lt;br /&gt;
|± 8&lt;br /&gt;
|± 4&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|101 or more&lt;br /&gt;
|± 10&lt;br /&gt;
|± 5&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* If the declarer played alone (see above), their scoring is doubled (but not the other players&#039;).&lt;br /&gt;
* If one team wins all the points (120) in a round (rarely), the scoring is doubled (for everyone).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After 5 rounds (or 10, if you select this option), the player with the highest scoring is the winner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Options ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Number of players|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|4|&lt;br /&gt;
{{player|2}}v{{player|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
 |{{optionGroup|Team members|&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|df=|Random team|&lt;br /&gt;
* Players will be randomly paired into teams.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/2 vs 3/4|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and second players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Third and fourth forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/3 vs 2/4|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and third players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Second and fourth forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/4 vs 2/3|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and fourth players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Second and third forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|5|&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briscola#Briscola_chiamata Briscola Chiamata]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 |{{optionGroup|Bidding mode|&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|df=|Rank → points|&lt;br /&gt;
* Initially, each player bids the partner&#039;s trump rank, starting from {{card|A}} to {{card|2}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player bids 2, then the bidders must bid the number of points to win after that point.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|Points only|&lt;br /&gt;
* Each player bids the number of points to win.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
  {{option|ds=|df=|Kitty|&lt;br /&gt;
* Each player receives 7 cards.&lt;br /&gt;
* After declaring the trump suit but before declaring the partner, the highest bidder:&lt;br /&gt;
** picks up 5 cards in the kitty&lt;br /&gt;
** discards 5 cards in hand&lt;br /&gt;
* The bidder scores discarded cards.&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Game length|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|Short game|&lt;br /&gt;
* 3 points in Briscola&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 rounds in Briscola Chiamata&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|Long game|&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 points in Briscola&lt;br /&gt;
* 10 rounds in Briscola Chiamata&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Open mode|&lt;br /&gt;
* Reveal all hands and the top card of the deck.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Trump exchange|&lt;br /&gt;
* After winning a trick, {{card|7}} of trumps can be exchanged with the higher face-up trump, or&lt;br /&gt;
** 2 of trumps can be exchanged with the face-up trump which ranks between {{card|4}} and {{card|7}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* Trump exchange can be done only once per trick.&lt;br /&gt;
* Exchange cannot be done after the deck is exhausted.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Round variant|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|Disabled}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|High score bonus|&lt;br /&gt;
* If the winning side captures at least 91 points, they score 2 game points.&lt;br /&gt;
* If the winning side captures all point cards, they win the game immediately.&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|Conquest|&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player has {{card|A}}, {{card|3}} and {{card|K}} ({{card|Re}}) of trumps in hand, they win the round immediately.&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Skip uneventful final tricks}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Count round points|&lt;br /&gt;
* Display captured points during the round.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Giogioia</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelpbriscola&amp;diff=25961</id>
		<title>Gamehelpbriscola</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelpbriscola&amp;diff=25961"/>
		<updated>2025-07-30T09:57:43Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Giogioia: /* Overview */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Card games]]&lt;br /&gt;
== Overview ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Italian deck: 40 cards (no {{card|8}}{{card|9}}{{card|10}}).&lt;br /&gt;
* French deck: remove {{card|8}}{{card|9}}{{card|10}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* 120 points/round ⇨ 61 points or more win the round.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cards ranking (high to low): A, 3, K, Q, J, 7, 6, 5, 4, 2.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Communication ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Teammates are generally allowed to communicate &#039;&#039;&#039;except for the very first hand of the game.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* However, you may not tell your partner exactly what cards you have.&lt;br /&gt;
** e.g. &#039;I have a trump card&#039;, not &#039;I have the trump Ace&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* If you prefer no communication for the entire game (in games among experienced players), please agree this with the other players before starting the game. In tournaments communication is usually forbidden.&lt;br /&gt;
* In Briscola Chiamata (implemented as 5 players Briscola on BGA) players are &#039;&#039;&#039;NOT&#039;&#039;&#039; allowed to communicate. &#039;&#039;&#039;NEVER.&#039;&#039;&#039; (see below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Game play for &#039;&#039;&#039;Briscola&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Deal 3 cards/player.&lt;br /&gt;
* Undealt cards form a drawing deck, face down. The first card of this deck is turned face up and its suit is the &#039;&#039;Briscola&#039;&#039; (trump) suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Player on the dealer&#039;s right starts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Players take turns to play a card in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Do not&#039;&#039;&#039; have to follow the lead card suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Highest briscola (trump) card wins the trick, else highest card of the lead suit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* After each trick, taker draws the first card from the deck, replenishing their hand to three cards. Other players draw one card each, too, in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* Taker leads the next trick. Games continues until the deck is empty.  The face up card is the last one to be drawn. &lt;br /&gt;
* After the deck is empty, the last three tricks are played as normal with the final 3 cards in hands, without drawing, until all players have no cards left.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scoring for Briscola ==&lt;br /&gt;
Points are awarded for each card taken at the end of a round: values are as follows (e.g. {{club|A}}+{{club|3}} = 21 points):&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width:auto;text-align:center;&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!Italian rank&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|A}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Re}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Cavallo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Fante}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|7}} {{card|6}} {{card|5}} {{card|4}} {{card|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!French rank&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|K}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Q}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|J}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Points&lt;br /&gt;
|11&lt;br /&gt;
|10&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Winning 61 or more points wins the round&lt;br /&gt;
* 1st player/team to win 3 rounds wins the game.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Game play for &#039;&#039;&#039;Briscola Chiamata&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Deal all cards to the players (8 cards/player). There is no drawing deck. &lt;br /&gt;
* Players bid for the right to choose the trump suit (&#039;&#039;briscola&#039;&#039;) and to call a partner, who will be the player who holds the trump card called by the bidder. These two players form one team and undertake to win the game against the other three opponents, which form a second team (the opponents).&lt;br /&gt;
* The winning bid is the lower ranking card or, in case of a tie on &amp;quot;two&amp;quot; (the lowest ranked card), the highest card points the bidder undertakes to win in the tricks.&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player passes, they cannot bid anymore.&lt;br /&gt;
* Once all players but one have passed, the highest bidder &amp;quot;declares&amp;quot; (or &amp;quot;calls&amp;quot;) the trump suit and the owner of the trump card called will be their partner. Note that the &amp;quot;declarer&amp;quot; can play alone against the other four, bidding a card in their own hand.&lt;br /&gt;
* In any case, only who holds the trump card declared by the highest bidder knows the teams composition, and they &#039;&#039;&#039;must not reveal&#039;&#039;&#039; their identity until they eventually play that card.&lt;br /&gt;
* Player on the dealer&#039;s right starts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Players take turns playing a card in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* One &#039;&#039;&#039;do not&#039;&#039;&#039; necessarily have to follow the lead card suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* The owner of the called trump card may play it &#039;&#039;&#039;when they want&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Highest briscola (trump) card played wins the trick, else highest of the lead suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Taker leads the next trick.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Bidding for Points Only ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you select this option, players will bid only the amount of points that they undertake to win in the tricks. The lowest bid is 61. In this case, the highest bidder declares both the trump suit and any card of that trump suit - usually this will be the highest trump that the bidder does not hold, but not necessarily (again, they can declare a card in their hand).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;See complete rules at: &#039;&#039;&#039;https://www.pagat.com/aceten/briscola_chiamata.html&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scoring for Briscola Chiamata ==&lt;br /&gt;
Ranking and values are the same as for Briscola: &lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width:auto;text-align:center;&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!Italian rank&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|A}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Re}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Cavallo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Fante}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|7}} {{card|6}} {{card|5}} {{card|4}} {{card|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!French rank&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|K}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Q}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|J}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Points&lt;br /&gt;
|11&lt;br /&gt;
|10&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|0&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of the round, the declarer and their partner sum up the points of the cards taken. If they won at least the same points of the bid (61 or more), they won the round. If not, they lost (and the team of the opponents won).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Players gain or lose points according to the amount of the bid. The declarer gains (or loses) double the points than the other players (including their partner). See the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!&lt;br /&gt;
!winning bid&lt;br /&gt;
!declarer gains (or loses)&lt;br /&gt;
!others gain (or lose)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|61-70&lt;br /&gt;
|± 2&lt;br /&gt;
|± 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|71-80&lt;br /&gt;
|± 4&lt;br /&gt;
|± 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|81-90&lt;br /&gt;
|± 6&lt;br /&gt;
|± 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|91-100&lt;br /&gt;
|± 8&lt;br /&gt;
|± 4&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|101 or more&lt;br /&gt;
|± 10&lt;br /&gt;
|± 5&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* If the declarer played alone (see above), their scoring is doubled (but not the other players&#039;).&lt;br /&gt;
* If one team wins all the points (120) in a round (rarely), the scoring is doubled (for everyone).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After 5 rounds (or 10, if you select this option), the player with the highest scoring is the winner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Options ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Number of players|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|4|&lt;br /&gt;
{{player|2}}v{{player|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
 |{{optionGroup|Team members|&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|df=|Random team|&lt;br /&gt;
* Players will be randomly paired into teams.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/2 vs 3/4|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and second players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Third and fourth forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/3 vs 2/4|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and third players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Second and fourth forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/4 vs 2/3|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and fourth players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Second and third forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|5|&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briscola#Briscola_chiamata Briscola Chiamata]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 |{{optionGroup|Bidding mode|&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|df=|Rank → points|&lt;br /&gt;
* Initially, each player bids the partner&#039;s trump rank, starting from {{card|A}} to {{card|2}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player bids 2, then the bidders must bid the number of points to win after that point.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|Points only|&lt;br /&gt;
* Each player bids the number of points to win.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
  {{option|ds=|df=|Kitty|&lt;br /&gt;
* Each player receives 7 cards.&lt;br /&gt;
* After declaring the trump suit but before declaring the partner, the highest bidder:&lt;br /&gt;
** picks up 5 cards in the kitty&lt;br /&gt;
** discards 5 cards in hand&lt;br /&gt;
* The bidder scores discarded cards.&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Game length|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|Short game|&lt;br /&gt;
* 3 points in Briscola&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 rounds in Briscola Chiamata&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|Long game|&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 points in Briscola&lt;br /&gt;
* 10 rounds in Briscola Chiamata&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Open mode|&lt;br /&gt;
* Reveal all hands and the top card of the deck.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Trump exchange|&lt;br /&gt;
* After winning a trick, {{card|7}} of trumps can be exchanged with the higher face-up trump, or&lt;br /&gt;
** 2 of trumps can be exchanged with the face-up trump which ranks between {{card|4}} and {{card|7}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* Trump exchange can be done only once per trick.&lt;br /&gt;
* Exchange cannot be done after the deck is exhausted.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Round variant|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|Disabled}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|High score bonus|&lt;br /&gt;
* If the winning side captures at least 91 points, they score 2 game points.&lt;br /&gt;
* If the winning side captures all point cards, they win the game immediately.&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|Conquest|&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player has {{card|A}}, {{card|3}} and {{card|K}} ({{card|Re}}) of trumps in hand, they win the round immediately.&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Skip uneventful final tricks}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Count round points|&lt;br /&gt;
* Display captured points during the round.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Giogioia</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelpbriscola&amp;diff=25953</id>
		<title>Gamehelpbriscola</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://en.doc.boardgamearena.com/index.php?title=Gamehelpbriscola&amp;diff=25953"/>
		<updated>2025-07-29T21:01:14Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Giogioia: /* Overview */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Card games]]&lt;br /&gt;
== Overview ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Italian deck: 40 cards (no {{card|8}}{{card|9}}{{card|10}}).&lt;br /&gt;
* French deck: remove {{card|8}}{{card|9}}{{card|10}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* 120 points/round ⇨ 61 points or more win the round.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cards ranking (high to low): A, 3, K, Q, J, 7, 6, 5, 4, 2.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Communication ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Teammates are generally allowed to communicate &#039;&#039;&#039;except for the very first hand of the game.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* However, you may not tell your partner exactly what cards you have.&lt;br /&gt;
** e.g. &#039;I have a trump card&#039;, not &#039;I have the trump Ace&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* If you prefer no communication for the entire game (in games among experienced players), please agree this with the other players before starting the game. In tournaments communication is usually forbidden.&lt;br /&gt;
* In Briscola Chiamata (implemented as 5 players Briscola on BGA) players are &#039;&#039;&#039;NOT&#039;&#039;&#039; allowed to communicate. &#039;&#039;&#039;NEVER.&#039;&#039;&#039; (see below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Game play for &#039;&#039;&#039;Briscola&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Deal 3 cards/player.&lt;br /&gt;
* Undealt cards form a drawing deck, face down. The first card of this deck is turned face up and its suit is the &#039;&#039;Briscola&#039;&#039; (trump) suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Player on the dealer&#039;s right starts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Players take turns to play a card in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Do not&#039;&#039;&#039; have to follow the lead card suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Highest Briscola (trump) wins the trick, else highest card of the lead suit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* After each trick, taker draws the first card from the deck, refilling their hand to three cards. Other players draw one card each, too, in counterclockwise order. &lt;br /&gt;
* Taker leads the next trick. Games continues until the deck is empty.  The face up card is the last one to be drawn. &lt;br /&gt;
* After the deck is empty, the last three tricks are played as normal with the final 3 cards in hands, without refilling, until all players have no cards left.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scoring for Briscola ==&lt;br /&gt;
Points are awarded for each card taken at the end of a round: values are as follows (e.g. {{club|A}}+{{club|3}} = 21 points):&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width:auto;text-align:center;&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!Italian rank&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|A}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Re}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Cavallo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Fante}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|7}} {{card|6}} {{card|5}} {{card|4}} {{card|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!French rank&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|K}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Q}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|J}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Points&lt;br /&gt;
|11&lt;br /&gt;
|10&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Winning 61 or more points wins the round&lt;br /&gt;
* 1st player/team to win 3 rounds wins the game.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Game play for &#039;&#039;&#039;Briscola Chiamata&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Deal all cards to the players (8 cards/player). There is no drawing deck. &lt;br /&gt;
* Players bid for the right to choose the trump suit (&#039;&#039;briscola&#039;&#039;) and to call a partner, who will be the player who holds the trump card called by the bidder. These two players form one team and undertake to win the game against the other three opponents, which form a second team (the opponents).&lt;br /&gt;
* The winning bid is the lower ranking card or, in case of a tie on &amp;quot;two&amp;quot; (the lowest ranked card), the highest card points the bidder undertakes to win in the tricks.&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player passes, they cannot bid anymore.&lt;br /&gt;
* Once all players but one have passed, the highest bidder &amp;quot;declares&amp;quot; (or &amp;quot;calls&amp;quot;) the trump suit and the owner of the trump card called will be their partner. Note that the &amp;quot;declarer&amp;quot; can play alone against the other four, bidding a card in their own hand.&lt;br /&gt;
* In any case, only who holds the trump card declared by the highest bidder knows the teams composition, and they &#039;&#039;&#039;must not reveal&#039;&#039;&#039; their identity until they eventually play that card.&lt;br /&gt;
* Player on the dealer&#039;s right starts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Players take turns playing a card in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* One &#039;&#039;&#039;do not&#039;&#039;&#039; necessarily have to follow the lead card suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* The owner of the called trump card may play it &#039;&#039;&#039;when they want&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Highest briscola (trump) card played wins the trick, else highest of the lead suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Taker leads the next trick.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Bidding for Points Only ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you select this option, players will bid only the amount of points that they undertake to win in the tricks. The lowest bid is 61. In this case, the highest bidder declares both the trump suit and any card of that trump suit - usually this will be the highest trump that the bidder does not hold, but not necessarily (again, they can declare a card in their hand).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;See complete rules at: &#039;&#039;&#039;https://www.pagat.com/aceten/briscola_chiamata.html&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scoring for Briscola Chiamata ==&lt;br /&gt;
Ranking and values are the same as for Briscola: &lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width:auto;text-align:center;&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!Italian rank&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|A}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Re}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Cavallo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Fante}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|7}} {{card|6}} {{card|5}} {{card|4}} {{card|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!French rank&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|K}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Q}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|J}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Points&lt;br /&gt;
|11&lt;br /&gt;
|10&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|0&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of the round, the declarer and their partner sum up the points of the cards taken. If they won at least the same points of the bid (61 or more), they won the round. If not, they lost (and the team of the opponents won).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Players gain or lose points according to the amount of the bid. The declarer gains (or loses) double the points than the other players (including their partner). See the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!&lt;br /&gt;
!winning bid&lt;br /&gt;
!declarer gains (or loses)&lt;br /&gt;
!others gain (or lose)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|61-70&lt;br /&gt;
|± 2&lt;br /&gt;
|± 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|71-80&lt;br /&gt;
|± 4&lt;br /&gt;
|± 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|81-90&lt;br /&gt;
|± 6&lt;br /&gt;
|± 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|91-100&lt;br /&gt;
|± 8&lt;br /&gt;
|± 4&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|101 or more&lt;br /&gt;
|± 10&lt;br /&gt;
|± 5&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* If the declarer played alone (see above), their scoring is doubled (but not the other players&#039; one).&lt;br /&gt;
* If one team wins all the points (120) in a round (rarely), the scoring is doubled (for everyone).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After 5 rounds (or 10, if you select this option), the player with the highest scoring is the winner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Options ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Number of players|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|4|&lt;br /&gt;
{{player|2}}v{{player|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
 |{{optionGroup|Team members|&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|df=|Random team|&lt;br /&gt;
* Players will be randomly paired into teams.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/2 vs 3/4|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and second players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Third and fourth forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/3 vs 2/4|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and third players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Second and fourth forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/4 vs 2/3|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and fourth players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Second and third forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|5|&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briscola#Briscola_chiamata Briscola Chiamata]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 |{{optionGroup|Bidding mode|&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|df=|Rank → points|&lt;br /&gt;
* Initially, each player bids the partner&#039;s trump rank, starting from {{card|A}} to {{card|2}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player bids 2, then the bidders must bid the number of points to win after that point.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|Points only|&lt;br /&gt;
* Each player bids the number of points to win.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
  {{option|ds=|df=|Kitty|&lt;br /&gt;
* Each player receives 7 cards.&lt;br /&gt;
* After declaring the trump suit but before declaring the partner, the highest bidder:&lt;br /&gt;
** picks up 5 cards in the kitty&lt;br /&gt;
** discards 5 cards in hand&lt;br /&gt;
* The bidder scores discarded cards.&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Game length|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|Short game|&lt;br /&gt;
* 3 points in Briscola&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 rounds in Briscola Chiamata&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|Long game|&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 points in Briscola&lt;br /&gt;
* 10 rounds in Briscola Chiamata&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Open mode|&lt;br /&gt;
* Reveal all hands and the top card of the deck.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Trump exchange|&lt;br /&gt;
* After winning a trick, {{card|7}} of trumps can be exchanged with the higher face-up trump, or&lt;br /&gt;
** 2 of trumps can be exchanged with the face-up trump which ranks between {{card|4}} and {{card|7}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* Trump exchange can be done only once per trick.&lt;br /&gt;
* Exchange cannot be done after the deck is exhausted.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Round variant|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|Disabled}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|High score bonus|&lt;br /&gt;
* If the winning side captures at least 91 points, they score 2 game points.&lt;br /&gt;
* If the winning side captures all point cards, they win the game immediately.&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|Conquest|&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player has {{card|A}}, {{card|3}} and {{card|K}} ({{card|Re}}) of trumps in hand, they win the round immediately.&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Skip uneventful final tricks}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Count round points|&lt;br /&gt;
* Display captured points during the round.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Giogioia</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>Gamehelpbriscola</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Giogioia: /* Game play */ Added Briscola Chiamata&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Card games]]&lt;br /&gt;
== Overview ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Italian deck: 40 cards (no {{card|8}}{{card|9}}{{card|10}}).&lt;br /&gt;
* French deck: remove {{card|8}}{{card|9}}{{card|10}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* 120 points/round ⇨ &amp;gt; 60 points wins the round.&lt;br /&gt;
* Cards ranking (high to low): A, 3, K, Q, J, 7, 6, 5, 4, 2.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Communication ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Teammates are generally allowed to communicate &#039;&#039;&#039;except for the very first hand of the game.&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* However, you may not tell your partner exactly what cards you have.&lt;br /&gt;
** e.g. &#039;I have a Briscola&#039;, not &#039;I have the Briscola Ace&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* If you prefer no communication for the entire game (in games among experienced players), please agree this with the other players before starting the game. In tournaments communication is usually forbidden.&lt;br /&gt;
* In Briscola Chiamata (implemented as 5 players briscola on BGA) players are &#039;&#039;&#039;NOT&#039;&#039;&#039; allowed to communicate. &#039;&#039;&#039;NEVER.&#039;&#039;&#039; (see below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Game play for &#039;&#039;&#039;Briscola&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Deal 3 cards/player.&lt;br /&gt;
* One card turned face up, its suit is the &#039;&#039;Briscola&#039;&#039; (trump) suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Player on the dealer&#039;s right starts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Players take turns to play a card in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Do not&#039;&#039;&#039; have to follow the lead card suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Highest Briscola (trump), else highest of the lead suit wins the trick.&lt;br /&gt;
* Taker scores points from &lt;br /&gt;
* Taker leads the next trick.&lt;br /&gt;
* Taker draws the last card in the deck.&lt;br /&gt;
* Last player takes the face up Briscola from the start of the game.&lt;br /&gt;
* Play continues as normal with the final 3 cards until all players have no cards left.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scoring for Briscola ==&lt;br /&gt;
Points are warded for each card taken at the end of a round: values are as follows (e.g. {{club|A}}+{{club|3}} = 21 points):&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width:auto;text-align:center;&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!Italian rank&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|A}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Re}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Cavallo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Fante}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|7}} {{card|6}} {{card|5}} {{card|4}} {{card|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!French rank&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|K}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Q}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|J}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Points&lt;br /&gt;
|11&lt;br /&gt;
|10&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Winning 61 or more points wins the round&lt;br /&gt;
* 1st player/team to win 3 rounds wins the game.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Game play for &#039;&#039;&#039;Briscola Chiamata&#039;&#039;&#039; ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Deal all cards to the players (8 cards/player).&lt;br /&gt;
* Players bid for the right to choose the trump suit (&#039;&#039;briscola&#039;&#039;) and to call a partner, who will be the player who holds the trump card called by the bidder. These two players form one team and undertake to win the game against the other three opponents, which form a second team (the opponents).&lt;br /&gt;
* The winning bid is the lower ranking card or, in case of a tie on &amp;quot;two&amp;quot; (the lowest ranked card), the highest card points the bidder undertakes to win in the tricks.&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player passes, they cannot bid anymore.&lt;br /&gt;
* Once all players but one have passed, the highest bidder &amp;quot;declares&amp;quot; (or &amp;quot;calls&amp;quot;) the trump suit and the owner of the trump card called will be their partner. Note that the &amp;quot;declarer&amp;quot; can play alone against the other four, bidding a card in their own hand.&lt;br /&gt;
* In any case, only who holds the trump card declared by the highest bidder knows the teams composition, and they &#039;&#039;&#039;must not reveal&#039;&#039;&#039; their identity until they eventually play that card.&lt;br /&gt;
* Player on the dealer&#039;s right starts.&lt;br /&gt;
* Players take turns playing a card in counterclockwise order.&lt;br /&gt;
* One &#039;&#039;&#039;do not&#039;&#039;&#039; necessarily have to follow the lead card suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* The owner of the called trump card may play it &#039;&#039;&#039;when they want&#039;&#039;&#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Highest briscola (trump) card played wins the trick, else highest of the lead suit.&lt;br /&gt;
* Taker leads the next trick.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Bidding for Points Only ===&lt;br /&gt;
If you select this option, players will bid only the amount of points that they undertake to win in the tricks. The lowest bid is 61. In this case, the highest bidder declares both the trump suit and any card of that trump suit - usually this will be the highest trump that the bidder does not hold, but not necessarily (again, they can declare a card in their hand).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&#039;&#039;See complete rules at: &#039;&#039;&#039;https://www.pagat.com/aceten/briscola_chiamata.html&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Scoring for Briscola Chiamata ==&lt;br /&gt;
Ranking and values are the same as for Briscola: &lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;width:auto;text-align:center;&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!Italian rank&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|A}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Re}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Cavallo}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Fante}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{card|7}} {{card|6}} {{card|5}} {{card|4}} {{card|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!French rank&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|K}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|Q}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{card|J}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Points&lt;br /&gt;
|11&lt;br /&gt;
|10&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|0&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
At the end of the round, the declarer and their partner sum up the points of the cards taken. If they won at least the same points of the bid (61 or more), they won the round. If not, they lost (and the team of the opponents won).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Players gain or lose points according to the amount of the bid. The declarer gains (or loses) double the points than the other players (including their partner). See the following table:&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+&lt;br /&gt;
!&lt;br /&gt;
!winning bid&lt;br /&gt;
!declarer gains (or loses)&lt;br /&gt;
!others gain (or lose)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|61-70&lt;br /&gt;
|± 2&lt;br /&gt;
|± 1&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|71-80&lt;br /&gt;
|± 4&lt;br /&gt;
|± 2&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|81-90&lt;br /&gt;
|± 6&lt;br /&gt;
|± 3&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|91-100&lt;br /&gt;
|± 8&lt;br /&gt;
|± 4&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|101 or more&lt;br /&gt;
|± 10&lt;br /&gt;
|± 5&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* If the declarer played alone (see above), their scoring is doubled (but not the other players&#039; one).&lt;br /&gt;
* If one team wins all the points (120) in a round (rarely), the scoring is doubled (for everyone).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After 5 rounds (or 10, if you select this option), the player with the highest scoring is the winner.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Options ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Number of players|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|3}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|4|&lt;br /&gt;
{{player|2}}v{{player|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
 |{{optionGroup|Team members|&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|df=|Random team|&lt;br /&gt;
* Players will be randomly paired into teams.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/2 vs 3/4|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and second players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Third and fourth forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/3 vs 2/4|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and third players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Second and fourth forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|1/4 vs 2/3|&lt;br /&gt;
* First and fourth players at the table forms a team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Second and third forms the other team.&lt;br /&gt;
* Custom team order is available only in friendly mode.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|5|&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briscola#Briscola_chiamata Briscola Chiamata]&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
 |{{optionGroup|Bidding mode|&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|df=|Rank → points|&lt;br /&gt;
* Initially, each player bids the partner&#039;s trump rank, starting from {{card|A}} to {{card|2}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player bids 2, then the bidders must bid the number of points to win after that point.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
   {{option|Points only|&lt;br /&gt;
* Each player bids the number of points to win.&lt;br /&gt;
   }}&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
  {{option|ds=|df=|Kitty|&lt;br /&gt;
* Each player receives 7 cards.&lt;br /&gt;
* After declaring the trump suit but before declaring the partner, the highest bidder:&lt;br /&gt;
** picks up 5 cards in the kitty&lt;br /&gt;
** discards 5 cards in hand&lt;br /&gt;
* The bidder scores discarded cards.&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Game length|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|Short game|&lt;br /&gt;
* 3 points in Briscola&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 rounds in Briscola Chiamata&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|Long game|&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 points in Briscola&lt;br /&gt;
* 10 rounds in Briscola Chiamata&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Open mode|&lt;br /&gt;
* Reveal all hands and the top card of the deck.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Trump exchange|&lt;br /&gt;
* After winning a trick, {{card|7}} of trumps can be exchanged with the higher face-up trump, or&lt;br /&gt;
** 2 of trumps can be exchanged with the face-up trump which ranks between {{card|4}} and {{card|7}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* Trump exchange can be done only once per trick.&lt;br /&gt;
* Exchange cannot be done after the deck is exhausted.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{optionGroup|Round variant|&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|df=|Disabled}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|High score bonus|&lt;br /&gt;
* If the winning side captures at least 91 points, they score 2 game points.&lt;br /&gt;
* If the winning side captures all point cards, they win the game immediately.&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{option|Conquest|&lt;br /&gt;
* If a player has {{card|A}}, {{card|3}} and {{card|K}} ({{card|Re}}) of trumps in hand, they win the round immediately.&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Skip uneventful final tricks}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{option|ds=|df=|Count round points|&lt;br /&gt;
* Display captured points during the round.&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Giogioia</name></author>
	</entry>
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