MEDIATORE

 

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OBJECT OF MEDIATORE: The object of Mediatore is to earn the majority of the points each round. 

NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 4 players

MATERIALS: An Italian deck of 40 cards, chips or money to bid with or paper to score on, and a flat surface.

TYPE OF GAME: Trick-Taking Card Game

AUDIENCE: Adult

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OVERVIEW OF MEDIATORE

Mediatore is a trick-taking card game for 4 players. The goal of the game is to have your team score the majority of the points in each round. this wins you stakes or points to win the game.   크레이지슬롯

Mediatore is a bidding game where players pay stakes if they lose a round to the winners of the round. players should discuss before if playing with money or chips how much each stake should be worth. If deciding not to play with payments, then scores can be kept to find a winner.

SETUP

The first dealer is chosen at random and then passes to the right for each new deal.

The dealer will then shuffle the deck and the player to their left will cut. The dealer will deal counterclockwise 9 cards to each player in batches of 3 cards each.

The remaining 4 cards are placed facedown in the center of play for the winner of the bidding round. These cards are called the monte.

Card Ranking and Values

There is not a trump suit for this game. the cards rank 3 (high), 2, 1, Re, Cavallo, Fante, 7, 6, 5, and 4 (low). The cards also have point values associated with them. In the above order, the cards are worth 1/3rd a point for 3s, 1/3rd a point, 1 point, 1/3rd a point, 1/3rd a point, 1/3rd a point, and the remaining cards are worth 0 points. When players are determining their score for the round, they round down any partial point value. So, if a team scores only 5 and 2/3rds points they round down to 5 points.

The last trick is also worth 1 point. This means there is a total of 11 and 2/3rds points available to win each round.

BIDDING

The bidding round starts with the player right of the dealer. Each player has a choice to pass or bid on their turn. when a player bids they must bid higher than the previous player. Once a bid is made, the bidding round ends when three consecutive players say they pass. If all players pass with no bid made, then the cards are collected and redealt.

The bids rank Chiamo (low), Mediatore, Solo, Solissimo, Arcisolissimo (high).

A bid of Chiamo means the bidder will get to name a card (you usually want to name a three you don’t have in hand) and the player with this card in hand becomes the bidder’s partner. The partner must not show their card or let anyone know they are the partner. It will be revealed during gameplay. The bidder may then pick up the monte and add it to their hand secretly. They may choose any three cards to place back on the table facedown to make the new monte. If the card called was in the monte the bidder will have no partner for the round.