Regole di Scopa

Objective: accumulate more points than your opponent by capturing cards from the table. Uses a 40-card Neapolitan deck.

Deal: at the start, 3 face-down cards are dealt to each player and 4 face-up cards are placed in the centre of the table.

Turn: the active player plays one card from their hand. If its value matches one or more cards on the table, they capture them. If multiple combinations are possible, the player chooses which to capture. Clearing the table entirely scores a "scopa" worth one bonus point.

Replenishment: when both players have played all their cards, 3 more are dealt to each. Table cards remain. When the deck is exhausted, the last player to capture takes any remaining table cards.

Scoring: 1 point for most cards captured; 1 point for most Coins suit cards; 1 point for the Settebello (7 of Coins); 1 point for Primiera (highest-scoring card per suit, special values: 7=21, 6=18, 1=16, 5=15, 4=14, 3=13, 2=12, face cards=10); 1 point per scopa. Ties score no point. Play to 11 points.