How to play Briscola

Briscola is a two-player trick-taking game whose trump suit is named by the last card of the deck.

Goal

Win tricks worth 61 of the 120 points in the deck.

How to play

Follow suit if you can; otherwise play any card. Trumps beat everything else, and a trump beats a higher card of another suit. The winner of a trick draws first, so the deck shrinks from both players at once.

Tip

Aces and threes are worth the most; save your trumps for them.

Variations

Briscola · Briscola a perdere — Fewest points wins.
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