<p>It looks like I misspelt the name of the game. It's actually Belut or Belote</p>

<p>I've found a set of rules here:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.pagat.com/jass/belote.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pagat.com/jass/belote.html</a></p>

<p>The only difference in rules to what I'm used to that I can see from a glance is that 4 Aces is worth 400 points.</p>

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I usually resort to pagat, as they have an almost comprehensive number of card game rule descriptions.
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Omar Kooheji
<p>You can find here : <a href="http://en.beloteenligne.com/" rel="noreferrer">http://en.beloteenligne.com/</a> some additionnal information.</p>

<p>The Belote rules seems so easy, but there were so much <a href="http://www.beloteenligne.com/strategies" rel="noreferrer">strategy</a> going on. In France, they prefer a lot Belote to Poker. 
This game is known because in every family (and at school) they play belote on Sunday after the meal.</p>

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<p>There is a card game I used to play when I was in school in the Middle East--which I understand is based on a French game called Belote.</p>

<p>Does anyone know of an English set of rules for this game?</p>

<p>The game involves 4 players in two teams, only uses the 7's and up of each suit (A,K,Q,J,10,9,8,7).</p>

<p>Each turn starts with a bidding process for the top card; it's either chosen to be the trump suite or not.</p>

<p>Scoring is different for the trump suit as is, the rank of the cards, (trump: J,9,A,10,K,Q,8,7) vs (non-trump: A,10,K,Q,J,9,8,7).</p>

<p>Each round consists of a player playing one card into the pile, the team with the highest value card wins that round.</p>

<p>There are also sets of cards like three/four/five in a row or 4 of a kind that are worth bonus points.</p>

<p>I'm looking for a concise set of rules in English for this game, preferably the Arabic variant, if not the French original.</p>

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English Rules for the card game Belote
Omar Kooheji
# English Rules for the card game Belote

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-11-12)

There is a card game I used to play when I was in school in the Middle East--which I understand is based on a French game called Belote.

Does anyone know of an English set of rules for this game?

The game involves 4 players in two teams, only uses the 7's and up of each suit (A,K,Q,J,10,9,8,7).

Each turn starts with a bidding process for the top card; it's either chosen to be the trump suite or not.

Scoring is different for the trump suit as is, the rank of the cards, (trump: J,9,A,10,K,Q,8,7) vs (non-trump: A,10,K,Q,J,9,8,7).

Each round consists of a player playing one card into the pile, the team with the highest value card wins that round.

There are also sets of cards like three/four/five in a row or 4 of a kind that are worth bonus points.

I'm looking for a concise set of rules in English for this game, preferably the Arabic variant, if not the French original.

**Tags:** belote


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2012-11-12. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

It looks like I misspelt the name of the game. It's actually Belut or Belote

I've found a set of rules here:

<http://www.pagat.com/jass/belote.html>

The only difference in rules to what I'm used to that I can see from a glance is that 4 Aces is worth 400 points.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I usually resort to pagat, as they have an almost comprehensive number of card game rule descriptions.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-05-07. Score: 5

You can find here : <http://en.beloteenligne.com/> some additionnal information.

The Belote rules seems so easy, but there were so much [strategy](http://www.beloteenligne.com/strategies) going on. In France, they prefer a lot Belote to Poker.
This game is known because in every family (and at school) they play belote on Sunday after the meal.


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