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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
Point Scoring
The points for each card are as follows:
| Rank | A | 3 | Re | Cavallo | Fante | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rank | A | 3 | K | Q | J | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tips & Tricks
Briscola is based on luck and skill, sometimes you will end up with lots of high cards in your hand and will need to sacrifice one in order to try and keep or win the others Most games will end up with some high value cards in the final 3 rounds, so be sure to keep a Briscola and try to win some points