<p>Either 10 each or 11 and 12, depending on which rules set you use.</p>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_(game)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wiki</a> says it's played with cards numbered 1 through 13, sometimes with a dedicated deck and sometimes with a standard deck, indicating that the J and Q are worth 11 and 12 respectively:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>The game uses a dedicated deck of cards with each suit numbered from 1 to 13, ... Cabo can also be played with a standard playing card deck, and goes under names including Cambio,...</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The reference it gives there for &quot;standard deck Cabo&quot; is <a href="https://treyhunner.com/2015/06/cabo-card-game/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this one</a>, which says</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Jack is worth 11<br />
Queen is worth 12<br />
King of diamonds (the one-eyed king) is worth 0 points<br />
The other three kings are worth 13 points</p>
</blockquote>
<p><a href="https://manito-wish.org/assets/Cambio-Rules.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">This set of rules</a> also gives the 11 and 12 values:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Points correspond almost directly with the face value of the card (Ace = 1, 2 = 2…. J = 11, Q = 12) with
the exception of the Kings. A black King is 13 points (bummer), and a red King is NEGATIVE 2 (this is the
best card, we like these).</p>
</blockquote>
<p>While <a href="https://cambiocardgame.com/rules/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this one</a> says 10:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Face cards: 10 points<br />
Ace: 1<br />
Red King: -1<br />
Joker: 0</p>
</blockquote>
<p>As does <a href="https://nebelmeerwanderer.wordpress.com/2017/08/16/cambio/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this set</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Red King: Gives you -1 points, meaning, the lowest possible score is -2 if you have both red kings and no other cards.<br />
All card’s worths correspond with their value: J, Q, black Kings and 10s are worth 10 points, 5 is worth five points and so on, Aces are worth 1 point.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>While the <a href="https://www.cambio-card-game.net/rules" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Android App rules</a> are ambiguous (and I haven't installed it to see which way the app actually scores it):</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Every card is worth its number except the K of hearts and the K of diamonds, which are worth -1</p>
</blockquote>

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L. Scott Johnson
<p>According to rules for Cambio <a href="https://cambiocardgame.com/rules/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> face cards, with exception of Red King, are worth 10.</p>
<p>As you are asked about Jacks and Queens I assume you are playing with a standard 52 card deck.  There is a very similar game commercially available called Cabo (rules <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/geekdo-files.com/bgg243175?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Cabo-online-rules.pdf%22&amp;response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&amp;X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&amp;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&amp;X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJYFNCT7FKCE4O6TA%2F20201207%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&amp;X-Amz-Date=20201207T192153Z&amp;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&amp;X-Amz-Expires=120&amp;X-Amz-Signature=65bfd582654f4f3984331949749a8e5c61b237411a516df57d350b2700ec8133" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> ) that has cards numbered so there are no Jacks and Queens and reading those rules it seems that the score is the face value of the card.</p>

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StartPlayer
<p>When playing the game of Cambio I have played it where Jacks and Queens are both 10 points at the end of the game.</p>
<p>Is this correct or are Jacks worth 11 and Queens worth 12?</p>

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How many points are Jacks and Queens worth?
Shamir
# How many points are Jacks and Queens worth?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-12-07)

When playing the game of Cambio I have played it where Jacks and Queens are both 10 points at the end of the game.

Is this correct or are Jacks worth 11 and Queens worth 12?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-12-08. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Either 10 each or 11 and 12, depending on which rules set you use.

[Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_(game)) says it's played with cards numbered 1 through 13, sometimes with a dedicated deck and sometimes with a standard deck, indicating that the J and Q are worth 11 and 12 respectively:

> The game uses a dedicated deck of cards with each suit numbered from 1 to 13, ... Cabo can also be played with a standard playing card deck, and goes under names including Cambio,...

The reference it gives there for "standard deck Cabo" is [this one](https://treyhunner.com/2015/06/cabo-card-game/), which says

> Jack is worth 11  
> Queen is worth 12  
> King of diamonds (the one-eyed king) is worth 0 points  
> The other three kings are worth 13 points

[This set of rules](https://manito-wish.org/assets/Cambio-Rules.pdf) also gives the 11 and 12 values:

> Points correspond almost directly with the face value of the card (Ace = 1, 2 = 2…. J = 11, Q = 12) with
> the exception of the Kings. A black King is 13 points (bummer), and a red King is NEGATIVE 2 (this is the
> best card, we like these).

While [this one](https://cambiocardgame.com/rules/) says 10:

> Face cards: 10 points  
> Ace: 1  
> Red King: -1  
> Joker: 0

As does [this set](https://nebelmeerwanderer.wordpress.com/2017/08/16/cambio/):

> Red King: Gives you -1 points, meaning, the lowest possible score is -2 if you have both red kings and no other cards.  
> All card’s worths correspond with their value: J, Q, black Kings and 10s are worth 10 points, 5 is worth five points and so on, Aces are worth 1 point.

While the [Android App rules](https://www.cambio-card-game.net/rules) are ambiguous (and I haven't installed it to see which way the app actually scores it):

> Every card is worth its number except the K of hearts and the K of diamonds, which are worth -1


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-12-07. Score: 0

According to rules for Cambio [here](https://cambiocardgame.com/rules/) face cards, with exception of Red King, are worth 10.

As you are asked about Jacks and Queens I assume you are playing with a standard 52 card deck. There is a very similar game commercially available called Cabo (rules [here](https://s3.amazonaws.com/geekdo-files.com/bgg243175?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Cabo-online-rules.pdf%22&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJYFNCT7FKCE4O6TA%2F20201207%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20201207T192153Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=120&X-Amz-Signature=65bfd582654f4f3984331949749a8e5c61b237411a516df57d350b2700ec8133) ) that has cards numbered so there are no Jacks and Queens and reading those rules it seems that the score is the face value of the card.


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