BRISCOLA
BRISCOLA OBJECTIVE OF BRISCOLA: The objective of Briscola is to earn the highest value of points. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 to 6 Players (5 players should play Briscola Chiamata) MATERIALS: A flat space, and a standard deck of 52 cards or an Italian set of cards TYPE OF GAME: Trick-taking card game AUDIENCE: 8+ OVERVIEW OF BRISCOLA The goal is Briscola is to earn points to assure that you beat your opponent. In a two-player game, the amount of points needed is 61 points. You achieve this by winning tricks while playing and adding up the values of the cards won. SETUP If you are not using an Italian deck all 10s, 9s, and 8s will need to be removed from the 52-card deck. Then the dealer shuffles the remaining deck, deals each player three cards and flips another card faceup on the table. The remaining deck is placed facedown next to the revealed card. The revealed card is called the Briscola. It is the trump suit for the remainder of the game....