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Belote () is a 32-card, trick-taking, ace–ten game played primarily in France and certain European countries, namely Armenia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia (mainly Guria), Greece, Luxembourg, Moldova, Macedonia (mainly Bitola), Bosnia and Herzegovina and also in Saudi Arabia and Tunisia. It is one of the most popular card games in those countries, and the national card game of France, both casually and in gambling.

Key facts

CardGame.title
Belote
CardGame.image_link
240px
CardGame.image_caption
A belote of clubs
CardGame.type
Trick-taking
CardGame.players
4
CardGame.ages
8-80
CardGame.num_cards
32
CardGame.deck
Piquet deck
CardGame.play
Counter-clockwise
CardGame.origin
France
CardGame.related
Klaberjass, klaverjas, Jass, coinche, Tatteln or Franzefuß
CardGame.playing_time
30 min - 45 min.
CardGame.skills
Card counting, strategy

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Belote
time of discovery or invention
1920-00-00
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24 sections
Contents
  • Deck
  • Rules
  • Dealing
  • Bidding
  • Play
  • Declarations
  • Scoring
  • French belote
  • Dealing
  • Bidding
  • Scoring
  • Belot
  • Dealing and bidding
  • 2 players
  • 3 players
  • 4 players
  • Declarations (announcements)
  • Playing
  • Scoring
  • Winning
  • Card values (points)
  • Worldwide variants
  • See also
  • Notes

Belote () is a 32-card, trick-taking, ace–ten game played primarily in France and certain European countries, namely Armenia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia (mainly Guria), Greece, Luxembourg, Moldova, Macedonia (mainly Bitola), Bosnia and Herzegovina and also in Saudi Arabia and Tunisia. It is one of the most popular card games in those countries, and the national card game of France, both casually and in gambling.

It appeared around 1900 in France, and is a close relative of both Klaberjass (also known as bela) and klaverjas. Closely related games are played throughout the world. Definitive rules of the game were first published in French in 1921.

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