GAME GUIDE
Tressette
Italian trick-taking game with limited communication.
01 · UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLE
Essential rules
Objective
Italian trick-taking game with limited communication.
Variant played: CardVerse variant · no trump · 3–2–Ace order
- Players
- 4
- Duration
- 20–40 min
- Deck
- 40 Italian cards
Follow the requested suit
You must play a card of the requested suit if you have one. There are no trumps in Tressette.
Order: 3, 2, Ace
3 beats 2, which in turn beats Ace. Then come King, Knight, Jack, 7, 6, 5, 4. Do not confuse trick-taking rank with point value.
Win in the requested suit
When you follow suit in cups, the 3 of cups beats the Ace of cups. The winner leads the next trick.
Discard
If you do not have any card of the led suit, you may play another suit. There is no trump to choose in Tressette.
The variant's scoring
In the proposed variant, the Ace scores three points, and the 2 and 3 score one point each. The displayed score follows this simplified count.
Detailed rules
Variant played: CardVerse variant · no trump · 3–2–Ace order · Version 1.0.0
The essentials to get started
Italian trick-taking game with limited communication.
Follow the requested suit
You must play a card of the requested suit if you have one. There are no trumps in Tressette.
Order: 3, 2, Ace
3 beats 2, which in turn beats Ace. Then come King, Knight, Jack, 7, 6, 5, 4. Do not confuse trick-taking rank with point value.
Win in the requested suit
When you follow suit in cups, the 3 of cups beats the Ace of cups. The winner leads the next trick.
Discard
If you do not have any card of the led suit, you may play another suit. There is no trump to choose in Tressette.
The variant's scoring
In the proposed variant, the Ace scores three points, and the 2 and 3 score one point each. The displayed score follows this simplified count.
The table guides you through each turn and suggests the legal moves. This guide presents the basic rules; regional variants may differ.
02 · Cards to inspect
Cards to inspect
Look at the ranks and suits of these cards.
VIDEO ACTIONSView every type of move
Follow the requested suit
1 / 5Preparing cards…
Read the steps in this demo
- Observe the starting layout.
- Follow suit with the 7 of cups.
- You played in the requested suit.
Cards to inspect
01 · Situation
Observe the starting layout.
You must play a card of the requested suit if you have one. There are no trumps in Tressette.
Teaching example · playable table cards