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Belote for two: Duo
Duo is Belote for two players. There's no hidden hand: each player has eight stacks in front of them, and everything the opponent can play is in plain sight. A game of memory and anticipation.
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The deal
The 32 cards are dealt in packets of 4: first 8 face-down cards each, then 8 face-up cards on top. Each player has 8 stacks of 2 cards. The last card dealt, the dealer's, proposes the trump suit.
Trumps
- The receiver may take the proposed suit.
- If not, the dealer may take it.
- If not, the receiver may name another suit.
- If not, the dealer must name another suit: there is always a taker.
Play
Only face-up cards can be played, with the usual rules (follow suit, trump, overtrump). At the end of each trick, the cards under the played ones are turned face up. There are 16 tricks of 2 cards.
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
- The taker needs at least 82 of the 162 points, and no fewer than the opponent; otherwise the opponent scores 162.
- Belote counts if the trump King and Queen are face up at the same time in front of the same player.
- The deal alternates each hand; the first to 501 points wins.
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Frequently asked questions
Can you play Belote with two players?
Yes: Duo is Belote for two, with eight stacks of cards in front of each player. Play it free at Atout!, against a friend or a robot.
How are trumps chosen in Duo?
The dealer's last card proposes the trump suit; the receiver, then the dealer, may take it, then name another suit. There is always a taker.
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