![]() ![]() The next player then obviously to play has no chance of making a point that hand. Kind of to rub it in with other players and to remind you to count it later. If you do, that is “scopa” and you take that trick and put it in line with your others, but face UP. During Play - Scopa! In addition to trying to get money (aren’t we all?) sevens, and especially sette bello - you are always scheming how to “sweep” the table clean.This goes on until there are no cards in anyone’s hands. When all three original cards are gone from all players’ hands, dealer deals three more cards apiece.If an equal count is available you must take it before taking multiple cards. BUT, if for example, you play a king from your hand and there is a king on the board you must take it even if there would be, again for example, a three of money and a tasty setto bello.IF YOU DO NOT MAKE A MATCH, YOU MUST STILL PUT DOWN A SINGLE CARD! It is beneficial to get as many cards as possible and to get 7s. Make a line out of these overlapped tricks as you win them. Set your card and the card/cards that match it you have taken from the table face down in front of you. Pick up card/cards from the table equal to points on a card in your hand. A card must leave your hand every time it is your turn. Player to dealer’s left goes first putting down one single card form his/her hand.Four is traditional and then the two people opposite each other are in squadra (teams) Shuffle and deal out four cards in a square (two side by side, two below them) face up in center of table.Still worth eight points whether called fante or donna. In some regions the fante may be a femail figure and be called "Donna". The cards may look different, but they are equal when it comes to playing the various games. There are regional versions that are different in every part of Italy. NOTE: these cards are all the classic "Napoletanne" (ie: from Naples) cards. NB pointy hat! If it has a crown on its head its worth 10 when you are counting He’s easiest to spot of the “vestiti” what with the horse and all. Then we have Cavallo (horse) or he can be called Cavaliere (knight, cavalier) of Spades. Fante means soldier(infantry), but it is also like infante (infant, kid) so I always spell it ‘fante. In left to right order of the cards below they are: Sette Bello. Just a few words about cards that are important, specifically to this Italian card game of Scopa. The object of the game is to sweep, or clean, the table of cards) ![]()
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