Briscola
Capture valuable cards and score more than 60 points
2 players or 4 in pairs - 40 Bresciane cards
Setup
Deal 3 cards to each player and turn one card face up beneath the draw pile Its suit is trump for the whole hand
Taking tricks
Each player plays one card with no need to follow suit The highest trump wins or otherwise the highest card of the suit led The winner draws first and leads the next trick
Scoring and winning
Ace 11, three 10, king 4, knight 3, jack 2 The other cards score zero and rank from highest to lowest as 7, 6, 5, 4, 2 Once the draw pile is empty play the remaining cards Score at least 61 of the 120 points to win A score of 60 each is a draw
Bresciane
40 cards - Coins, cups, swords and clubs
Ten cards per suit - ace, 2 to 7, jack, knight and king Bergamasche or Trentine cards with the same suits also work