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Three cards each. Match a single value before a sum, and clear the table for a scopa. Diamonds are coins.
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Sweep it clean for a scopa.
Play Scopa, Italy's classic capture game, free against the computer with no download or sign-up, in English and with a standard deck: the 8s, 9s and 10s are removed and diamonds are the coins. Capture by matching values, sweep the table for a scopa, and score cards, coins, the settebello and primiera to 11. Choose Easy, Standard or Expert, or deal Scopone for four.
2-player Scopa · 4-player Scopone · First to 11
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New to Scopa? Learn the rulesHOW TO PLAY
Three cards in your hand, four on the table. Match a value to take cards, clear the table to earn a scopa, and collect the cards that matter at scoring time.
This is classic two-player Scopa with a 40-card French deck: remove the 8s, 9s and 10s, use diamonds as coins, and count A = 1, J = 8, Q = 9, K = 10. Four players can choose Scopone in opposite partnerships.
Play exactly one card. A 7 can take a table 7, or a 3 and a 4 if there is no table 7. The played card and the captured cards all belong to your pile. When several sums work, choose one: a 7 could take A + 6, 3 + 4, or A + 2 + 4. Any equal sum is legal here; some house rules require the shortest sum.
Play 7
3 + 4 = 7: both table cards can be taken.
If the table holds a 7 and a 3 + 4, your 7 must take one 7. You cannot take the sum instead, or take both sevens at once. With two equal table cards you choose which single to take. Capturing is compulsory for the card you play, but you may choose another hand card that cannot capture.
The settebello is a legal single capture.
A card that cannot capture stays face up on the table for the next player. Pick it, then confirm Trail. Clearing the table with a capture earns one scopa; the last play of the entire hand and the final collection of leftovers earn none.
With only a 7 on the table, a 5 captures nothing.
Two players get three cards each and four go face up. The non-dealer starts; play runs anticlockwise. Whenever both hands empty, deal three more each without adding table cards. Six deals use the whole deck. If the opening table has three or four kings, the same dealer shuffles and redeals.
Four-player Scopone gives nine cards to each player and four to the table, with no stock. Partners sit opposite and pool their captures and points. The dealer gives packets of three anticlockwise, adding two table cards after each of the first two packet rounds. The dealer rotates anticlockwise after every hand.
The French suits stand in for Italian suits: diamonds are coins, hearts cups, clubs clubs, and spades swords. Italian card art is not offered here.
AFTER THE LAST CARD
At the end of each hand, leftovers go to the last capturer. Count each side’s pile. A tied category scores nothing.
| Category | Point | What wins it |
|---|---|---|
| Cards | 1 | More captured cards; 21 guarantees it. |
| Coins (♦) | 1 | More diamonds; six guarantees it. |
| Settebello (7♦) | 1 | The side that captured the seven of diamonds. |
| Primiera | 1 | The best total using one card from every suit. |
| Scope | 1 each | Every scoring table-clearing capture. |
| Re Bello · optional | 1 | The side that captured K♦, when enabled. |
Take your best primiera card in each of all four suits, then add their values. Missing a suit means you cannot win against a complete prime, even if your partial sum is higher. If both sides lack a suit, neither scores primiera.
| Card | 7 | 6 | A | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | J/Q/K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
For example, 7♠ + 7♣ + 6♦ + 6♥ gives 21 + 21 + 18 + 18 = 78. Four sevens make the perfect 84. Use Review hand after scoring to see each side’s four best cards.
A captures 22 cards, B 18: A gets Cards. Both have five diamonds: no Coins point. B holds 7♦: B gets Settebello. A’s primiera is 78 against B’s 73: A gets Primiera. A made one scopa and B made two. The hand scores A 3, B 3.
The higher side wins when it has at least 11 points, or 21 with the longer-game option. A hand always finishes; reaching the target during play does not stop it. Tied at or above the target means another hand.
With Scopa d’Assi on, an ace must take the whole nonempty table when there is no table ace. If an ace is already there, take one matching ace. Every ace capture scores no scopa in this variant, and an ace on an empty table is trailed. Other regional ace rules differ.
Re Bello adds one point for K♦. Both options start off. Change them, the target and the player count under Options before starting a new match.
Rules checked against Pagat’s Scopone and scoring reference. This table uses single-card precedence, then any equal sum; minimum-card-count variants are not enabled.
A FEW THINGS TO WATCH
The 7♦ can contribute to three categories: settebello, coins and primiera. A bigger capture is not always the better one.
A table total of 10 or less might let the next player sweep with one card. Look at what will remain before you take or trail. The public play log keeps every observed card available to you.
Sevens are best for primiera, sixes next. A strong pile in three suits still lacks a qualifying prime; watch for your missing suit.
QUICK ANSWERS
Each player gets three cards and four start on the table. Play one card to capture one equal-value table card, or a matching sum if no equal single exists. If your card cannot capture, trail it. Deal three more each whenever hands empty, score the completed hand, and play to 11.
One point each for most cards, most coins (diamonds here), the settebello (7♦) and primiera, plus one for every scopa. Tied categories score nothing. Re Bello optionally adds a point for K♦.
Choose your best card from each of all four suits. Their values are 7 = 21, 6 = 18, ace = 16, 5 = 15, 4 = 14, 3 = 13, 2 = 12, and pictures = 10. Add them; the higher complete total wins. A missing suit cannot beat a complete prime, and two incomplete sides score nothing.
The seven of coins, shown as 7♦ in this French deck. Capturing it earns one point and helps your coins and primiera totals.
Yes, when the card you choose has a legal capture. You may play a different card that captures nothing, then trail that card instead.
One matching single card comes first, even if a sum would take more cards. Without a single match, choose any equal sum. This version does not require the fewest cards among sums.
A capture clearing the table on the very last play of the hand earns no scopa. Leftovers awarded to the last capturer earn none either. A sweep ending an earlier three-card deal does count.
Yes. Remove the 8s, 9s and 10s to make 40 cards. Diamonds are coins, ace is 1, jack 8, queen 9 and king 10. Value badges show the capture values.
Scopa captures a table value or sum equal to the played card. Escoba combines table cards with the played card to total 15. Scopone is four-player partnership Scopa with nine cards each; select four players in Options to play it here.
11 by default, or 21 in Options. Complete the hand first. The higher side wins once at the target; tied sides play another hand.
Easy takes the most cards. Standard weighs scoring cards and scope and avoids easy sweeps when trailing. Expert samples unseen cards and simulates the current deal using Standard play, from the public play log. No level sees your hand or the stock order. Search estimates are not a guarantee of perfect play.
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