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Truco · 40 Spanish deck cards

Argentine truco

It's played with 40 cards, no eights or nines, with two or four players. Deal a hand below and see what it's worth.

Play against the computerScorekeeper
Girl sitting on a cushion dealing Spanish cards face down
Deal a hand

Your hand

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Envido: 7no florHighest card: ancho de espadas

Tap “Deal” to see the chance your envido has against a random hand.

The points

What each call is worth

Truco accepted2
Retruco accepted3
Vale cuatro accepted4
Flor3
Where it comes from
Si se juega de callado, es decir, sin que nadie pronuncie la palabra “truco”, el ganador cobrará un (1) solo tanto.

In English: If it is played without calling, that is, without anyone saying the word “truco”, the winner gets only one (1) point.

El TRUCO querido y ganado valdrá dos (2) TANTOS El RETRUCO querido y ganado valdrá tres (3) tantos

In English: An accepted and won TRUCO is worth two (2) POINTS. An accepted and won RETRUCO is worth three (3) points.

Como su nombre lo indica el que gana esta baza gana cuatro (4) TANTOS. Si no se acepta, el que lo echó (al vale 4) ganará solo tres (3) TANTOS como si hubiese ganado RETRUCO.

In English: As its name says, whoever wins this round gets four (4) POINTS. If it is not accepted, the one who called it (the vale 4) gets only three (3) POINTS, as if they had won RETRUCO.

Si un jugador tiene tres cartas del mismo palo, debe cantar flor antes de pasar a la fase de truco y se llevará tres tantos.

In English: If a player has three cards of the same suit, they must call flor before moving on to the truco phase and they get three points.

Juegos Bonaerenses 2026 - Specific rules: Truco (older adults) · juegos.gba.gob.ar · copy from 3 Nov 2026
All about truco

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Play against the computerWith 2 or 4 players, three levels, with or without florScorekeeper with matchsticksMalas and buenas, undo and big screenCard valuesWhich card beats whichSeñas (signals)The nine señas, with drawings and a trainerEnvidoCount your points and see their chancesRulesHand by hand, and who wins when tricks tieWhat each call is worthEnvido, truco and falta, accepted or notQuiero or no quiero?Trainer in sets of tenThe florContraflor and exact probability
Rules in a minute

How a hand is played

  1. Everyone gets three cards. Up to three tricks are played: whoever wins two wins the hand.
  2. Before playing your first card you can call envido: whoever has more points wins.
  3. At any moment you can call truco: if they say “quiero”, the hand is worth 2 points; if not, you win one.
  4. The game is to 30 points: the first 15 are the malas and the rest are the buenas.
Where it comes from
EL AS DE ESPADAS. EL AS DE BASTOS. EL SIETE DE ESPADAS. EL SIETE DE OROS. Estas cuatro (4) cartas son las llamadas BRAVAS.

In English: THE ANCHO DE ESPADAS. THE ANCHO DE BASTOS. THE SIETE DE ESPADAS. THE SIETE DE OROS. These four (4) cards are called the BRAVAS.

Se deberá proponer el envido antes de jugar alguna de las tres (3) cartas

In English: Envido must be proposed before any of the three (3) cards is played

En este caso el que hizo la “invitación” cobrará un (1) tanto.

In English: In this case, the one who made the “invitation” gets one (1) point.

Juegos Bonaerenses 2026 - Specific rules: Truco (older adults) · juegos.gba.gob.ar · copy from 3 Nov 2026
Sumar los 30 tantos (15 malos -los primeros- y 15 buenos -los segundos-) necesarios para ganar un chico.

In English: Add up the 30 points (15 malas, the first ones, and 15 buenas, the second ones) needed to win a game (chico).

Truco rules (www.juegosdesalon.com), copy published by Folklore Tradiciones · folkloretradiciones.com.ar · copy from 3 Nov 2026