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In this interesting variant, a player who plays an ace can clear the table only if the table’s cards sum to a multiple of ten. If not, the ace behaves as a regular card. Re Bello (Handsome King) Cards of Spanish design occur in those parts of Italy formerly under Spanish influence ( Neapolitan, Piacentine, Romagnole, Sardinian and Sicilian patterns) although the ‘pintas’ or line-breaks in the outer frames have been lost. Early examples of the Piacentine pattern also have features related to French Aluette cards. Modern tarot has also become part of the Western esoteric tradition and an effective divination technique that has roots in much older occult systems. if no briscole (trumps) have been played, the player who played the highest card of the lead suit wins

Scopa can also be played with French-suited cards, by removing the 8s, 9s and 10s. The coins suit, which has a special meaning in Scopa, corresponds with the diamonds suit. Objective Scopa is a fishing card game from Italy. It is one of the three national card games in Italy, together with Briscola and Tressette. Scopa is also popular in Argentina and Brazil, some former Italian colonies (Libya, Somalia), and Tunesia. The game is played until one team has at least 11 points and has a greater total than any other team. No points, including scopa points, are awarded mid-round; they are all calculated upon completion of the round. For that reason, if the current score is 10 to 9, and the team with 10 points captures the seven of coins or a scopa, the team cannot immediately claim victory. It is still possible that the opposing team could end up with a tied or higher score once all points are calculated. From its early beginnings, it had the potential to serve as a tool for expressing identity politics and the philosophical yearnings of those who engaged with it, rather than being limited to ordinary playing cards. The pattern is not confined to Sicily: in some southern regions of Italy, many players prefer it to the ' Napoletane'.The Venetian game of Trappola also spread northwards to Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Poland until dying out in the mid-20th century. The Greek word for playing card, "Τράπουλα", is a transliteration of Trappola. [1] It may have entered into the Greek language from the Venetian-occupied Ionian Islands during the 16th century. In Corfu, Aspioti-ELKA produced Venetian pattern cards until the Greco-Italian War. there was an instructive or moralizing aspect to the imagery, perhaps aligned with the philosophical or spiritual yearnings of the Duke of Milan's élite circle. when a game called 'naibbe' is forbidden in a decree, with the implication that the game had only recently arrived there. Suggested Reading: Discover the intriguing blend of history and ongoing fun in Italian Card Games: A Rich History and Enduring Entertainment. Italian Scopa and Card Games FAQ Kings seated on thrones is a format found in other early Italian cards, as well as early Swiss and German cards.

After shuffling the cards, the dealer proceeds by distributing the cards one at a time until each participant holds a hand of three cards. The Sola Busca tarot could have constituted an alchemical guide to esoteric initiation for a secret society more→

Three points are awarded for capturing 'A23 ♦', known in Ligurian as a bassa [a ˈbasˑa] and in Italian as la piccola. This bonus can be extended by having captured further cards in the sequence, so that 'A234 ♦' is worth four points, all the way up to 'A23456 ♦' which is worth six points. Dummett, Michael: A Brief Sketch of the History of Tarot Cards, The Playing-card, Journal of the IPCS, vol.33 no.4, Apr-June 2005.

Italian-suited trappola cards survived for some time in Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany and the Balkans. obtained the highest "prime" (literally, primiera), erroneously referred to as simply "capturing the majority of sevens".In the Re Bello ("Beautiful King") version, the King of coins also counts as a point, just as does the seven of coins. Cards from Southern Italy, including Sicily, are closer in design to Spanish cards. It is here that the Spaniards had come to Italy bringing with them their beloved playing cards and gambling habits.