In the second round, each player can again take or pass. If all players pass, the second round starts. Taking means choosing the face-up card as trump. In the first round, starting with the player to the left of the dealer, each player can either take or pass. There are two rounds of bidding possible. Note that the pack is never shuffled in Belote. The dealing and playing direction is clockwise. DealĮach player is dealt five cards, first three cards for each player followed by two more cards. The goal in Belote is to earn more points than the other team by winning tricks with valuable cards and declaring certain combinations of cards. The ranking and the card value are different between trump suits and regular suits.Ĭards in the trump suit rank highest to lowest as follows: J (20 points), 9 (14), A (11), 10 (10), K (4), Q (3), 8 (0), 7 (0).Ĭards in a non-trump suit rank highest to lowest as follows: A (11 points), 10 (10), K (4), Q (3), J (2), 9(0), 8 (0), 7 (0). Deck and cardsīelote is played with a French-suited deck of 32 cards, by removing the 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, and 6s from a regular 52 card deck. The players sitting across from each other are in the same team. How to play Belote Playersīelote is played with four players, in two partnerships (teams) of two players. Belote Coinchée and its Bulgarian variation Belot) and is closely related to the Dutch game Klaverjassen. The main skills required for Belote are card counting and strategy. It is the national card game in France, and also played in Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Luxembourg, Moldova, North Macedonia and Saudi Arabia.īelote is played with 4 players, using 32 cards from a French-suited deck. Belote Classic is a trick-taking card game from France.

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