Score Counter - For card games

Score Counter - For card games Barbu

The easy-to-use score keeper for card game : BARBU or other games :

• For 3, 4 or 5 gamers

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• Choose the limit score of each sub-games

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• Perfect for large numbers and any number of players

Barbu, also known as Tafferan, is a trick-taking, compendium card game similar to hearts, in which four players take turns leading seven different sub-games (known as contracts) over the course of 28 deals. Barbu originated in France in the early 20th century where it was especially popular with university students, and became a prominent game among French bridge players in the 1960s.

The French version of the game was originally played with a stripped deck of 32 cards ranked seven to ace in each suit. Modern forms are played with a full 52-card deck.

There are five negative and two positive contracts and all are trick-taking games with the exception of domino :

No tricks (also known as misere or nullo) : Each trick taken scores −2 points for a total of −26.

No hearts : The ace of hearts scores −6 and each of the other hearts score −2 for a total of −30. Hearts may never be led unless there are no cards of other suits available to lead. All hearts are kept face up after capture so that everybody can see who has taken which.

No queens : Each queen scores −6 for a total of −24 and queens are left face up after capture. The hand ends once all four queens have been taken.

No king of hearts (Barbu). K♥ scores −20, and hearts may not be led as in the no-hearts contract above. Play ends once the king has been taken.

No last two. The second-to-last trick scores −10 and the last trick scores −20 for −30 points.

Trumps : Declarer chooses trumps and leads to the first trick. If a trump is led, each player must, if able, play a higher trump than those played before. Otherwise players follow suit, or discard if they are void in trumps. If a plain suit is led, players follow suit if possible. If they cannot and no trump has been played, they must play a trump card if possible or otherwise play a card of one of the other suits. If a non-trump has been led and trumped, a player must, if possible, play a higher trump than those previously played. Otherwise the player may slough off any card. Each trick scores +5 points for +65 total.

Domino : Declarer chooses a starting rank (which he need not have) and announces "Domino from the [rank]." Each player in turn must play any card of the chosen rank or cards one higher or lower in rank than those on the table. Failing that, a player must pass. The aim is to be first to shed all of one's cards. The layout of the Domino is thus built from a column of the four starting cards that sequence outward to one or both sides. Play continues until all cards have been laid out onto the table. First to go out scores +45, second scores +20, third +5 and last −5, for +65 total.