Italian Card Games for All Ages: How to play Briscola, Scopa and many other traditional Italian card games

To add to my rather laconic previous review, this is a fabulous book. It reminds us of what we used to know, clarifies the rules (not least the primiere in Scopa), and brings to life all the accumulated social history which lies within the playing of these cards. Everything is clear and direct. I recommend it wholeheartedly, and don't understand how anyone can award fewer than five stars

Great book to accompany cards and introduced us to new games. Have played Scopa and Briscola so far. Needed to double check a few rules on the Internet as we weren't really sure how to interpret them from the book's description. A few videos helped to clear up the rules. Useful small reference book and accompanies the cards when we go out to play in the pub.

Great product... very informative and easy to follow

Looking forward to learning some of these.

There are regional differences although one can use the french cards used in England. Taking out the surplus cards (pack of 40)

great

I tried to learn Scopa, but found the explanation not clear. I showed the book to an Italian friend who plays Scopa well and understands it. She even said it was not clear. When she showed me how to play it I could see where the book lacked in its explanation.

I bought this as a gift for an Italian relative who had just bought himself a traditional deck of cards from Rome. He was pleased and said that he recognised some of the games from his childhood, whilst others were unfamiliar. It seems like a useful resource for people wanting to learn or be reminded of traditional Italian card games.

Same cards as when I was a child Quality & finish is great

It is hard to understand card games from books in general. More examples would be helpful. Must find an Italian friend to play with me.

Il libro è piccolo, ma veramente denso di informazioni. Vi sono elencati i regolamenti di una gran quantità di giochi e, salvo pochissime eccezioni, questi sono identici a quelli che usiamo dalle mie parti (centro Italia). Sono spiegate anche le varianti ai regolamenti delle versioni classiche dei giochi, comprese le differenze dovute ai diversi numeri di giocatori. Per la briscola sono spiegate anche le versioni a chiamata, la Marianna, la Mariaccia e il briscolone; per scopa ci sono lo scopone, lo scopone scientifico, l'asso piglia tutto e la scopa in quindici. Nel caso dello scopone è presente, incredibilmente, anche una piccola sezione che ne spiega le strategie di base, dove si accennano l'importanza del pariglio-spariglio, e alcuni "casi tipo" nel gioco dei sette. Oltre ai giochi elencati nella descrizione del libro ci sono anche i giochi per bambini: Asino (Uomo nero), Camicia (Cava camicia), Peppa Tencia e Rubamazzo. Molto utile se si vuole provare a spiegare alcuni di questi giochi a dei turisti, soprattutto per la difficoltà che si incontrerebbe nel tradurre il particolare gergo (si pensi ai giochi del tressette e della scopa). Regalo perfetto da fare ad un amante dei giochi di carte non italiano, meglio se accompagnato da un mazzo di carte nostrane.

Baralho original. Qualidade das cartas excelente.

This book seems to be translated from Italian not very well. If I had not read other directions for Scopa first I would not understand the game. I only read the Scopa directions.