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How to play Coinche
Coinche, also called belote contrée, is the most tactical form of belote: before playing, each team says how many points it expects to score, and the other team can "coinche" it. It's played by four, in two teams of two with partners facing each other, with a 32-card deck.
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The deal
Each player gets 8 cards. The player to the dealer's left speaks first, and the deal moves one seat each hand.
Bidding
- In turn, each player passes or bids a contract: a number of points from 80 to 160 (in tens) and a trump suit. You can also bid "capot": winning every trick.
- Each bid must be higher than the last.
- Bidding ends after three passes following a bid. If everyone passes without bidding, the cards are dealt again.
- A bid is a promise that your team will score at least that many points.
Coinche and surcoinche
If an opponent thinks the contract will fail, they can coinche: the points are doubled. The bidding team can answer with a surcoinche: the points are multiplied by four.
Card values
| Card | Trump | Other suits |
|---|---|---|
| Jack | 20 | 2 |
| 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Ace | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | 10 | 10 |
| King | 4 | 4 |
| Queen | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 |
In trumps, from strongest to weakest: Jack, 9, Ace, 10, King, Queen, 8, 7. In the other suits: Ace, 10, King, Queen, Jack, 9, 8, 7. The cards are worth 152 points in all; the last trick adds 10 (the "dix de der"), for 162.
Playing the cards
- You must follow the suit that was led.
- If you can't, you must trump, unless your partner is winning the trick: then you may play any card.
- When a trump has already been played in the trick, you must play a higher trump if you can.
- The trick goes to the highest card of the suit led, or to the highest trump. The winner leads the next trick.
In Atout!, the game only lets you play a card these rules allow, so you can't make a mistake.
Belote and rebelote
The player holding the trump King and Queen says "belote" when playing the first of them, then "rebelote" with the second: 20 points for their team. In Atout!, a BELOTE button appears on the card at the right moment.
Scoring
- Contract made (the bidding team scores at least its bid, belote included): it scores the bid plus the points it made, and the defenders keep theirs.
- Coinched or surcoinched contract made: (bid + points made) × 2 or × 4, and the defenders score nothing.
- Contract failed: the defenders score (162 + the bid) × the multiplier.
- Capot: 500 points (× the multiplier).
- Belote is always worth 20 points, never multiplied.
The first team to 701 points wins the game.
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Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between Belote and Coinche?
In classic Belote you take or pass on a turned-up card. In Coinche, players bid a number of points and a trump suit, and the other team can coinche to double the points.
How many points win a game of Coinche?
At Atout!, the first team to 701 points wins.
What does coinche mean?
To coinche is to bet the other team will fail its contract: the points are doubled. They can answer with a surcoinche (× 4).
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