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This page is about the French card game Belote. For other uses, see Belote (disambiguation).
Belote (French pronunciation: [bəlɔt]) is a 32-card, trick-taking, ace–ten game popular in France. It is considered the national card game of France, played both casually and in gambling.[1] It appeared around 1900 in France, and is a close relative of both Klaberjass (also known as bela) and klaverjas.[2] Closely related games are played throughout the world. Definitive rules of the game were first published in French in 1921.[3]
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![]() A belote of clubs | |
Origin | France |
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Type | Trick-taking |
Players | 4 |
Skills | Card counting, strategy |
Age range | 8-80 |
Cards | 32 |
Deck | Piquet deck |
Rank (high→low) | J 9 A 10 K Q 8 7 (Trump) A 10 K Q J 9 8 7 (Suit) |
Playing time | 30 min - 45 min. |
Related games | |
Klaberjass, klaverjas, Jass, coinche, Tatteln or Franzefuß |
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Within the game's terminology, belote is used to designate a pair of a king and a queen of a trump suit, possibly yielding the game's name itself.
Similar games are played in central Europe, Saudi Arabia (baloot) and in Cyprus (pilotta).