40 cards
Spanish deck (40 cards)
La baraja española: coins, cups, swords and clubs — no 8s or 9s.
The Spanish deck (baraja española) uses four Latin suits: Oros (coins), Copas (cups), Espadas (swords) and Bastos (clubs or batons). It's the deck of choice across Spain, Latin America, the Philippines and beyond.
The 40-card version has ranks 1–7 plus three court cards: Sota (Jack, numbered 10), Caballo (Knight, 11) and Rey (King, 12). There are no 8s or 9s, and no Queens. Games like Escoba, Brisca, Tute, Mus and Truco are played with this deck.
- Suits
- Oros · Copas · Espadas · Bastos
- Ranks per suit
- 1–7, Sota (10), Caballo (11), Rey (12)
- Missing
- No 8s, 9s or Queens
- Total
- 40 cards
Every card in the deck
Oros
Copas
Espadas
Bastos
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- Coming soonTrick-taking
Brisca
aka Briscola
A fast trick-taking game where Aces and Threes are worth the most. Partners often signal with winks and faces.
- Players
- 2–6
- Deck
- Spanish 40
- Level
- Easy
- Coming soonRummy
Chinchón
Draw and discard to form sets and runs, then close the round with a low hand — or a perfect Chinchón.
- Players
- 2–8
- Deck
- Spanish 48
- Level
- Easy
- Coming soonRummy
Conquián
A two-player draw-and-meld game from Mexico where you lay out sets and runs to go out with eleven cards.
- Players
- 2
- Deck
- Spanish 40
- Level
- Medium
- Coming soonFishing & capturing
Escoba
aka Escoba de 15
Capture table cards that add up to 15 with a card from your hand. Clear the whole table for an escoba.
- Players
- 2–4
- Deck
- Spanish 40
- Level
- Easy
- Coming soonCasino & vying
Mus
Partners bet across four rounds — Grande, Chica, Pares and Juego — using secret signals to share their hands.
- Players
- 4
- Deck
- Spanish 40
- Level
- Hard
- Coming soonCasino & vying
Siete y Media
A banking game like Blackjack: draw cards to reach 7½ without going over. Court cards count half a point.
- Players
- 2–8
- Deck
- Spanish 40
- Level
- Easy
- Coming soonTrick-taking
Truco
A trick-taking and bluffing game played in teams across Argentina, Uruguay and beyond, with Envido and Flor bets.
- Players
- 2–6
- Deck
- Spanish 40
- Level
- Medium
- Coming soonTrick-taking
Tute
Win tricks and declare King-and-Knight pairs (cantes). Collect all four Kings or Knights for an instant win.
- Players
- 2–4
- Deck
- Spanish 40
- Level
- Medium