Our games

The Spanish-deck games we already have

Right now you can play these 10 games on Lascuarenta.es (The Forty). If you're missing one, let us know. Mark your favourites with the star and they'll show up first here and in the "Games" button in the navigation bar. They're all free, and you can download them by installing the site as an app, to play offline against the computer.

Cuatrola

Partnerships, forcing suit and five tricks that count

4 players (2 pairs)

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.

Tute

Forty cards, calls made out loud

4 players (2 pairs)

The classic partnership game with the Spanish deck: ten cards per player, calls of twenty and forty, ten for the last trick, and the Tute of kings or knaves that can settle the game outright.

Guiñote

Calling the forty, swapping the seven, forced play

4 players (2 pairs) or 2 players

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.

Chinchón

Sets, runs and the art of discarding

2 to 4 players

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.

Brisca

Three cards, the trump card and constant drawing

2 to 4 players (or 2 vs 2)

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.

Mentiroso

Bluffs, face-down cards and accusations

3 to 6 players

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.

Mus

Partnerships, signals and going all in

4 players (2 pairs)

Four players, two pairs, four cards each. The hand moves through grande, chica, pares and juego; each stage you can bet, see the bet or go all in, up to forty points.

Pumba

Snap twos, jacks as wildcards, fast discarding

2 to 6 players

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.

La Escoba

Adding up to fifteen and sweeping the table

2 to 4 players

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.

Solitario

You against the deal: Klondike, Spider and Pyramid

1 player

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.