Briscola.txt

Briscola Rules

Setup: 
• Deck size
	- 2, 4, or 5 players: Play all 40 cards
	- 3 or 6 players: Remove all 2's (36 Cards)
• Dealer deals 3 cards to each player. 
• The top card on the deck is placed face up on the bottom of the deck. This card's suit is the trump suit (see below)

Play:
• Starting with the person that one the last round (or "trick"), each player places a card faceup on the table. Counter clockwise.
• The player that played the highest value card wins the round (or "trick") and collects all the cards. 
• After each round, starting with the player that won the previous round, each player draws a card so their hand is always 3 cards. 
• Repeat until there are no cards remaining in the deck. 
• Once the deck is empty, play 3 last round with remaining cards in hand. 
• Winner is determined by the adding all the card values together. (Trump cards don't earn extra points, just their face value).

Card Value:
• Each card has a point value, as follows:
	- 1 Card (Ace) = 11 points
	- 3 Card = 10 points
	- 12 Card (King) = 4 points
	- 11 Card (Horse/Caballo) = 3 points
	- 10 Card (Jack/Knave) = 2 points
	- 2,4,5,6, & 7 = 0 points

Trump Cards:
• Cards which suit matches the trump card is "on suit", and is valued higher than all "off-suit" cards. 

Example Tricks (Trump card is 3 of Coins):
1. No trump cards
	a. Player 1 plays 3 of Swords (10pts)
	b. Player 2 plays 1 of Cups (11pts)
	c. Player 2 wins
2. Trump Cards
	a. Player 1 plays 1 of Swords (11pts off-suit)
	b. Player 2 plays 4 of Coins (0pts but on-suit)
	c. Player 2 wins
3. No Value
	a. Player 1 plays 5 of Swords (0pts off-suit)
	b. Player 2 plays 2 of Cups (0pts on-suit)
	c. Player 1 "wins" that round and will go first next, even though no points were earned
4. Ties (No trump cards)
	- Ties go to the leading suit, which means in a 2 player game, whichever card came down first. 
	- In a 3+ player game, whichever suit came first.
		a. Player 1 plays 2 of Cups
		b. Player 2 plays 1 of Swords
		c. Player 3 plays 1 of Cups
		d. Because Cups is the leading suit and Coins in the trump suit, Player 3 wins