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Curiosities ·
Marked cards: historical cheating tricks
Bent corners, fingernail scratches, shiny varnishes… Card cheats have always had a repertoire of tricks. Here’s what to look out for so nobody catches you out.
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Spanish deck ·
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese playing cards: similarities and differences
All three decks use oros (coins), copas (cups), espadas (swords) and bastos (clubs), but each depicts the suits differently. Here’s how to tell them apart at a glance.
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Rules and concepts ·
Tute (trick-taking), Guiñote (trick-taking) and Brisca (trick-taking): differences at a glance
Cards in hand, following suit, declarations and trump exchanges: compare Tute, Guiñote and Brisca at a glance so you never mix them up again.
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Rules and concepts ·
How to play Burro (Donkey) with a Spanish deck
Burro (Donkey) is a game of quick reactions: pass cards, collect four of a kind and get your hand into the centre before anyone else. Perfect for family fun.
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Traditional games of Catalonia
Butifarra (a partnership trick-taking game) is Catalonia’s quintessential card game, but there are also Mona (Old Maid), Set i mig (Seven and a Half) and Truc (Trick). Here’s a look at the classics.
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