SES PALMA El Truc User Guide

SES PALMA El Truc

Specifications

• Product Name: El Truc
• Manufacturer: Ses Palma

Product Information:

El Truc is a card game that involves strategy and skill. The game is played with a deck of cards featuring specific values for each card. Players compete in tricks to earn points towards the overall score.

Product Usage Instructions

• The Deck
  The deck consists of cards with different values. Each player is dealt three cards at the beginning of the game.

• Card Values
  The cards have specific values assigned to them, ranging from Ace to Six. Understanding these values is crucial for gameplay.

• Dealing
  Three cards are dealt to each player, and players take turns playing one card per turn. The highest-value card wins the trick.

• Tricks
  Each hand consists of three tricks. Players aim to win tricks by playing high-value cards.

• Truco
  Winning a trick earns one point towards the overall score. Different types of wins offer varying points.

• Envido
  Envido is a bet made on who has the highest score based on specific card combinations. Winning envido adds points to the overall score.

• Stakes
  Stakes involve calculating card values to determine scores and points earned during gameplay.

• Resolution
  In case of ties or bets, specific rules dictate how outcomes are determined in the game.

FAQ

• Q: How many cards are dealt to each player at the beginning of the game?
  

  • A: Three cards are dealt to each player.

• Q: How are points earned in the game?
  

  • A: Points are earned by winning tricks and specific types of wins like Truco, Retruco, and Quatr Val.

• Q: What is Envido?
  

  • A: Envido is a bet based on specific card combinations to determine the highest score and earn points.

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Practical guide
El Truc

The game
Cards are a very important element of a place’s culture.
For centuries, playing games has served to improve skills and promote social relationships.
Traditional games are the language of a community, something that is shared and that brings its people together.

The deck
It’s a game played with the Spanish deck, which has been modified to be played with the SES French deck.
It removes the face cards (J, Q, K), the 8s, 9s, 10s, the twos, and the ace of clubs and hearts.

Card values

1. Ace of Spades
2. Ace of Clubs
3. Seven of Spades
4. Seven of Diamonds
5. Threes
6. Seven (clubs and hearts)
7. Sixes
8. Fives
9. Fours

Dealing
Three cards are dealt to each player. Each player will play one card on their turn, and the highest-value card wins the trick.

Tricks
Each hand consists of three tricks. Players play one card per turn, and the highest- value card wins the trick.
If each pair wins one trick and one trick is tied, the pair that won their trick first wins. If all three tricks are tied, the pair with the hand wins.

“Truco”
Whoever wins the trick earns one point towards the overall score of the game.

Deals

Truco (Trick)
Wins 2 points. If not accepted, the team who called it wins 1 point.

Retruco (Re-trick)
Wins 3 points. If not accepted, the team who called it wins 2 points.

Quatr Val (Four)
Wins 4 points. If not accepted, the team who called it wins 3 points.

Joc Fora (All Out)
Bets the entire score.

Renuncia (Resignation)
A player can drop out of the hand if they believe they cannot win. Their partner continues to play.”

“Envido”
Envido is called on the first turn before any trick bet or card is played.
The values of two cards of the same suit are added plus 20 points. If there aren’t two cards of the same suit, the highest-value card is used.

Stakes

• The envido is a bet on who has the highest score.
• If you have two cards of the same suit, add their values and add 20 points.
• If you don’t have two cards of the same suit, only count the value of the highest card.
• If you have three cards of the same suit, consider the two highest and add 20 points.
• Whoever wins the envido adds two points to the overall score of the game. If there’s no bet, no points are added.
• The “envido” can be answered with a ‘tournament’ (two additional points).

Resolution
In case of a tie in the envido, the player with the hand wins.
When an envido bet is accepted, players play the trick and then determine who won the envido, following the order of the bets.

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