Cuatrola
Partnerships, forcing suit and five tricks that count
A partnership game from south-east Spain played with only the twenty scoring cards. Five cards per player, forced play from the very first trick, and the chance to call Solo or Cuatrola.
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Partnerships, forcing suit and five tricks that count
A partnership game from south-east Spain played with only the twenty scoring cards. Five cards per player, forced play from the very first trick, and the chance to call Solo or Cuatrola.
Calling the forty, swapping the seven, forced play
The traditional Guiñote with a Spanish deck: six cards per player, the turned-up card under the stock, calls of twenty and forty, the seven swap, and forced play once the stock runs out. Played in pairs or one-on-one, to 101 points or 51 clean.
Sets, runs and the art of discarding
A rummy-style game for two to four players: draw and discard until your hand forms sets and runs. Whoever closes without loose cards leaves the rest holding the leftovers.
Three cards, the trump card and constant drawing
An easy trick-taking game to learn: three cards in hand, a trump card turned up under the stock, and freedom to play any card you like.
Bluffs, face-down cards and accusations
Bluffing rules here: the whole Spanish deck is dealt out, you lay one to three cards face down naming what they are, and the next player decides whether to believe you or call you a liar.
Snap twos, jacks as wildcards, fast discarding
The fast Spanish-deck discarding game, also known as «chúpate 2»: play a card matching suit or number, chain twos, change suit with the jack, and call «Pumba!» when you're down to one card.
Adding up to fifteen and sweeping the table
Escoba de 15 with the Spanish deck: three cards in hand, four on the table, and one idea in mind — make fifteen to take cards. Clear the table and it's an escoba, worth a point outright.
You against the deal: Klondike, Spider and Pyramid
Three classic solitaires played with Spanish cards: the familiar patience game (Klondike), two-deck Spider, and Pyramid, pairing cards that add up to thirteen. A one-player table, at your own pace, and playable offline too.