Belote A La Vache: The Ultimate Rules

Embark on a thrilling adventure through various levels that will test your skills and strategic thinking. With Belote A La Vache, you'll never have a dull moment!

• The game is played by 4 players, forming 2 teams of 2 players each.
• The players follow a sequence for dealing, starting from the player to the left of the previous dealer.

• A deck of 32 cards (A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7) is used. The dealer shuffles and deals 6 cards to each player initially.
• Players evaluate their cards and take turns to bid or pass, starting with the player to the left of the dealer.
• Bidding determines the trump suit or whether there is no trump ("No Trump").
• Players can bid, pass, double (increase points), or re-double (increase points again). If all pass twice, the dealer must bid.

• The player to the left of the dealer starts by playing a card.
• Players follow suit if possible, play a trump if they cannot follow suit, or any card if they cannot play a trump.
• If the first card is a trump, subsequent players must play a higher trump if they can. If a non-trump was played first, it must be followed.
• The player who wins a trick leads in the next one.

• Players can announce combinations when playing their first card. If they have nothing, they just play a card.
• Three types of combinations: 4 cards of the same rank ("Carré"), sequences of 3-8 same-suit cards (“Terce", "Quarte," "Quinte"), and "Belote".
• The player holding "Belote" (King and Queen of trump suit) gets 20 points.
• Combinations are evaluated after the round, and points are added to the team with the highest combination.

• Points are counted based on card values, with specific scores for different cards.
• Winning the last trick adds 10 points.
• Combinations points are added if the team has won at least one trick

• The first team to reach 1001 points wins.
• The team that wins a bid and loses earns 0 points, while the opposing team gets the combined scores

• A teams points can freeze ("hang") if the round ends in a tie.
• Points for bids vary based on the type of bid and whether the team wins.
• The specifics of each type of combination and trump card values determine scores.

Remember, practice will help you understand the game better!