Portuguese variations Briscola

1 portuguese variations

1.1 bisca
1.2 sueca

1.2.1 sueca italiana

portuguese variations
bisca

in portugal, briscola game called bisca , played modern anglo-french 52-card deck. 8, 9 , 10 cards must removed deck, though, in order obtain 40 cards needed play. kings equal italian-deck kings, jacks equal knights, , queens equal knaves (to know reason why jack ranks higher queen, see latin-suited cards in portugal). 7 (called bisca or manilha), , not three, ranks above face cards. thus:

sueca

the sueca arguably popular game in portugal, being popular in portuguese former colonies , enclaves such brazil, angola, mozambique, goa , macau. being partnership game 4 players, played 40 anglo-french cards rank same in bisca, sueca can considered variation of 4-player briscola, cards dealt , players have follow suit.

sueca italiana

the sueca italiana (which means italian sueca , evidencing origin of game) or italiana portuguese variation of briscola chiamata, played anglo-french deck. bidding , card playing phases identical italian version — bisca card ranks , values apply, though — scoring system bit different.