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Belot cheat sheet: points, cards and declarations on one page
Everything you check during a game, on one page: which card beats which, what it is worth, what declarations score and when you must trump. Print it and keep it next to the table – the next argument will be settled in five seconds.
The tables follow the belot.bg rules, which is also how Belot Arena plays. The explanations behind them are in Belot rules and Belot scoring.
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Card ranking
| Contract | Strongest to weakest |
|---|---|
| Trump suit | J · 9 · A · 10 · K · Q · 8 · 7 |
| Non-trump suit | A · 10 · K · Q · J · 9 · 8 · 7 |
| No trumps (every suit) | A · 10 · K · Q · J · 9 · 8 · 7 |
| All trumps (every suit) | J · 9 · A · 10 · K · Q · 8 · 7 |
A trump beats any non-trump card. In All trumps and No trumps the trick goes to the highest card of the suit that was led.
Card points
- Last trick: +10 (+20 in No trumps). Capot (all eight tricks): +90, never doubled.
- Suit contract: 152 from the cards + 10 = 162 (16).
- All trumps: 248 from the cards + 10 = 258 (26).
- No trumps: 240 from the cards (doubled) + 20 = 260 (26).
| Card | Trump | Non-trump | No trumps |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| A | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| K | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Q | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 8, 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Declarations
- Sequences run 7–8–9–10–J–Q–K–A. Four sevens or eights do not count.
- Sequences and fours are compared separately. Only the team with the strongest sequence scores sequences (length first, then the top card); if equal, every sequence drops.
- Fours: J, 9, A, 10, K, Q. Only the team with the stronger four scores.
- No declarations or belot in No trumps. In All trumps a belot can be in any suit.
- Belot is announced with the first of the two cards – when you lead, follow suit or trump with it.
| Declaration | Combination | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Tierce | 3 in a row in one suit | 20 |
| Quarte | 4 in a row | 50 |
| Quinte | 5 or more in a row | 100 |
| Four of a kind | 4 aces, tens, kings or queens | 100 |
| Four nines | 4 nines | 150 |
| Four jacks | 4 jacks | 200 |
| Belot | K + Q of trumps | 20 |
Contract order
Clubs ♣ < Diamonds ♦ < Hearts ♥ < Spades ♠ < No trumps < All trumps. Contra ×2 (only on the opponents' contract), recontra ×4. Bidding ends after three passes in a row – also after a contra.
Playing obligations
| Contract | What you must do |
|---|---|
| Suit | Follow suit. If you cannot and an opponent holds the trick – trump; if an opponent has already trumped – overtrump, and if you cannot, play any card. If trumps are led – go higher if you can. If your partner holds the trick – you are free. |
| No trumps | Only follow suit. If you cannot – play any card you like. |
| All trumps | Follow suit and go higher if you can – whoever holds the trick. If you cannot follow – any card. |
Rounding (points ÷ 10)
- Failed contract and contra: the whole sum rounds from 5 up.
- Hanging on the boundary: the hanging points round up (106 : 106 → 10 + 11 hang; 154 : 154 → 15 + 16 hang).
| Contract | Round up | Round down | If both teams end in… |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suit | 7, 8, 9 | 0–5 | 6 → the smaller rounds up (96 : 66 → 9 + 7) |
| All trumps | 5–9 | 0–4 | 4 → the smaller rounds up (134 : 124 → 13 + 13) |
| No trumps | 5 and up (after doubling) | below 5 | – |
Result and end of the game
- The declaring team needs strictly more points (cards + declarations + belot). Made: each team records its own. Failed: the opponents record everything. Equal: hanging – the opponents record their own, the declarers' points go to the winner of the next hand.
- With contra or recontra the winner records every point × 2 or × 4.
- Play to 151. If both teams pass 151 – more points wins, on a tie play on. A game cannot end on a capot.
Need a calculation rather than a table? Use the score calculator.
Read next
Belot rules
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Card ranking
Card order in suit trumps, No trumps and All trumps – with a comparison tool.
Belot scoring
Card values, last trick, capot, failed and hanging contracts.
Declarations and belot
Tierce, quarte, quinte, four of a kind and belot — when they count.
Score calculator
Enter a deal’s points and see what each team writes down.