🃏 Briscola – Easy Rules for Kids

🎯 Goal of the Game

Try to collect cards that give you the most points.
There are 120 total points in the deck.
If you get 61 points or more, you win!

📠 The Cards

The four suits are:

• 🌞 Coins
• 🗡️ Swords
• 🏺 Cups
• 🪄 Clubs

Card	Symbol	Points
Ace (Asso)	🅰️	11
3	3️⃣	10
King (Re)	👑	4
Knight (Cavallo)	🐴	3
Jack (Fante)	🧑	2
Other cards	—	0

🎴 Setup

1. Shuffle the deck.
2. Give 3 cards to each player.
3. Turn one card face up: its suit becomes the Briscola suit.
4. Place the rest of the deck on top of that card, face-down.

▶️ How to Play

1. The first player plays a card.
2. Other players play any card they want (no need to follow suit).
3. Who wins the round?
   • If someone played a Briscola suit: the highest Briscola wins.
   • If nobody played Briscola: the highest card of the first suit played wins.
4. The winner takes the cards and draws first.

🏆 Winning the Game

At the end, count your points. Whoever has 61 or more points wins!

Brief History

Briscola is a traditional Italian card game that dates back to the 16th century. It is still very popular in Italy and among Italian communities around the world. The game is loved for its simple rules and fun strategy!