Flor in truco
Flor means having all three cards of the same suit. It comes up 1 in 20.6 hands: not often, but when it does, it changes everything, because it cancels the envido.
Pick your three cards
Tap three cards; tap a card again to remove it.
Flor-
Pick three cards.
How much a flor adds up to
Out of 9,880 possible hands, 480 are flor: 4.86%. A flor is worth 20 plus the three cards (face cards count zero).
Where it comes from
Para conocer el valor de la flor se suman 20 puntos a los índices de las cartas que la componen.In English: To get the value of a flor, you add 20 points to the values of the cards that make it up.
Truco rules (www.juegosdesalon.com), copy published by Folklore Tradiciones · folkloretradiciones.com.ar · copy from 3 Nov 2026The flor calls
| Flor | 3 |
| Con flor me achico | 4 |
| Contraflor accepted | 6 |
| Contraflor not accepted | 4 |
| Contraflor al resto | the match |
Where it comes from
Antes del inicio del partido se debe decidir si se juega con flor.In English: Before the match starts, it must be decided whether to play with flor.
Truco rules of the XXI Encuentro Nacional de Empleados de Rentas · dgrentas.arcat.gob.ar · copy from 3 Nov 2026Si 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.
Si algún jugador tiene flor el lance de envido no se disputa, y queda anulada cualquier posible apuesta que se hubiera realizado antes de que le llegase el turno.In English: If any player has flor, the envido round is not played, and any bet made before that player's turn came up is cancelled.
Con flor me achico: no entrar a valorar sobre quién tiene la mejor flor. En este caso, quien cantó primero flor obtendrá 4 tantos.In English: With flor I back down (con flor me achico): not going into who has the best flor. In this case, whoever called flor first gets 4 points.
Contra flor: supone plantear una apuesta de 6 tantos, sobre quién tiene la mejor combinación. Si el adversario no acepta contra flor quien la planteó se lleva 4 tantos.In English: Contraflor: a bet of 6 points on who has the best combination. If the opponent doesn't accept contraflor, the player who raised it takes 4 points.
Contra flor al resto: si se acepta, quien gane esa apuesta gana el chico. Si no se acepta, la pareja que lanzó esa apuesta gana 4 tantos.In English: Contraflor al resto: if it is accepted, whoever wins that bet wins the game. If it is not accepted, the team that made the bet wins 4 points.
Juegos Bonaerenses 2026 - Specific rules: Truco (older adults) · juegos.gba.gob.ar · copy from 3 Nov 2026