Bisca (card game)
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| Origin | Portugal |
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| Type | Trick taking |
| Players | 2-6 |
| Skills | Tactics, Memory |
| Cards | 40 cards |
| Deck | French |
| Rank (high→low) | A 7 K J Q 6 5 4 3 2 |
| Play | Counter-Clockwise |
| Playing time | 15 min |
| Chance | Low-Moderate |
| Related games | |
| Briscola | |
Bisca (a Portuguese version of the Italian game Bríscola) is a card game based on the Italian (40 cart) deck.
The Game
Players & deck
The game is normaly played by either 2 players, or 4 players playing in pairs. It is played with the common French deck, but with the 8, 9 and 10 of each suite removed, creating the 40 cards required to play. The main objective of the game is to accumulate more points than the opponent, based on the cards that are captured and forfeited. It uses the Ace with value of 11 points and the seven (7) (called the bisca or manilha) with a value of 10 points. The King worth 4 points, Jack worth 3 points, and the Queen worth 2 points. (In the Italian/Spanish-to-French deck equavalents, the Jack out-ranks the Queen because it's picture card is most similar to the Knight, whereas the Queen is most similar to the Dame.)
The deal
The game is played counter-clockwise.
The first dealer is chosen at random (or by draw of the highest card) and the turn to deal passes to the right after each hand. The dealer shuffles the cards and the player at the dealer's left cuts. The dealer then gives 3 cards to each player, one card at a time, beginning with the player to dealer's right, going around counter-clockwise and ending with the dealer. The next card is then turned face up, and its suit becomes trumps. It is then placed at the bottom of the deck, partialy visible.
The play
The player who cut the deck begins by placing a card from the three received in the deal. The opponent then paces one of his cards, which will determine whether he captures or forfiets the cards on the table, based on the following precedence:
- If the cards are the same suit, the highest value card (or the highest face number on non-value cards) wins;
- If the cards are of different suits and there is no "trump card" amongst them, then the highest of the same suite of the first card played wins;
- If the cards are of different suits and there is a "trump card" among them, who played the highest trump card wins;
After the play each player (with two cards left) takes a new card from the top of the deck (first the player who took the cards from the table, then counter-clockwise) and this is repeated until you finish the cards in the deck.
At the end of the game, the captured cards values are counted up by adding their point values. Since the maximum score is 120 points, a player who accumulate 60 or more points before the game ends is already the winner and earn 1 set point in the game.
Bisca can also be played in pairs, where each player is facing their partner.
Scoring
In Bisca, the goal is to win tricks containing valuable cards. The card values are:
| Card | Name / Value |
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Ace 11 Points |
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Seven 10 Points |
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King 4 Points |
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Jack 3 Points |
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Queen 2 Points |
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The rest of the cards 0 Points |
See also
References
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