Many Card GamesBriscola
Italy's simplest classic: forty cards, one trump, no need to follow suit.
- 2-6 players
- Cards removed
- Trick-taking
What Briscola is
The card game of Italy, and about as easy to learn as a good game gets. Two, four or six players, and there is no obligation to follow suit at all.
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