Tarô Brasileiro

A shortened ruleset of a game made for a tarot deck. I disputed a section on null bonuses and so I have not yet included it.

Tarô Brasileiro de Marcelo Teles

Players: 3

Cards: 46-card tarot deck: K-J 1-2 (round/red) K-J 10-9 (straight/black), trumps 1-21, fool

Setup: Each player starts with a set number of main points(credits) divisible by 10 (recommended 300 or 500). Deals in multiples of three or until someone goes negative. Play is clockwise.

Player to the left of dealer is Forehand, to his right Middlehand, dealer is Rearhand.

Deal: Dealer deals 13 cards to each player leaving 7 cards for talon.

Bidding: Players bid to win at least 50 card points. Contracts pertain to cards declarer will take from the talon and are as follows:

Sete (seven): Declarer takes all 7 cards. 10 credits

Cinco (five): Declarer takes 5 cards, each opponent 1. 30 credits

Três (three): Declarer takes 3 cards, each opponent 2. 50 credits

Um (one): Declarer take 1 card, each opponent 3. 70 points

Contracts can be declared Fechado (closed), where declarer takes the number of cards but will not exchange them. Closed bids are worth 10 more credits.

Forehand begins bidding against Middlehand. Players can pass, bid higher or hold. Whoever passes first is out of the game and Rearhand continues bidding against the remaining player.

Play: Declarer leads to the first trick, highest of suit lead or trump wins trick and winner leads to the next. Must follow suit and must trump if unable. The fool can be used as highest trump or as an excuse, which will always lose the trick but is kept by the holder. The fool played to the last trick is captured by the trick winner.

Card values:

Kings, Trump 21, Fool: 5 points

Trump 1: 8 points

Queens: 4 points

Knights: 3 points

Jacks: 2 points

Trump 15: -5 points, 0 if captured by Trump 20 in a trick

Other cards: 1 point

After play players count their points and round them to the nearest 5 (bidder score of 48 or 49 rounds down to 45) and pay the contract value plus the difference between points.

Bonuses: These pay independent of contract. Bonuses may be announced for double value at the risk of penalty. Players pay the bonus on an individual basis. 

Scores are ordered as follows: Success base score, Failed announced penalty.

Todas a Honras (Trull): Capture all three Trull cards (21, 1, Fool) in tricks. 10, 20.

Four Kings: Capture all four kings. Pays 10 if won, 20 if announced and failed. 10, 20

Ultimo: Capture the last trick with the trump 1. 30; 30 from holder to trick winner, 60 from bidder to trick winner.

Capote: Win all tricks. Trull and Four Kings do not count. 70, 140.

15 Hunt: Capture the trump 15 with the trump 20 in the same trick. Cannot be announced. 20 from trump 15 player to trump 20 player.