Introduction: A small history of Tarot

Often confused with the Tarots for cartomancy and fortune-telling, the Tarot has its origins in Italy ("tarocco"). The game was introduced i...

The Tarot card deck: an exceptional card deck

This nonpareil card game has its own set of cards. Without them, you can't play Tarot! Composed of a total of 78 long cards, a Tarot card de...

Glossary: Do you speak Tarot?

AAffranchir: Knocking down the cards with a high value to make low cards or trump the highest ones left in the game.Appel aux Rois (Call to ...

To begin with: Summary of the game and different variants

To begin with, here is a summary of the game and its different variants! The French Tarot is a trick-taking strategy game (like Be...

Aiming at your goal: win your contract!

Tarot is both an individual and a team game. During the game, one of the players, called the attacker (or taker) is opposed to the other pla...

Card values, points, and contracts.

At Tarot, the 78 cards of the game have different values depending on them being figures, trumps, or low cards:All cards from Ace to 10 and ...

Dealing and bidding phase.

As in any card game, the dealing of the cards at Tarot must follow some rules. The dealer will give the cards 3 by 3 counterclockwise. At th...

Playing your cards

The French Tarot is a trick-taking strategy game (like Belote) where you need to score points to win the round. These points are obtained in...

Call to Kings: select your hidden partner at the 5-player-variant!

The "5-player" variant rules differ slightly from the "4-player" variant rules. Besides the changes to card dealing and the different poigné...

Make your contract.

Remember our FAQ Card values, points, and contracts? If you are the attacker, according to the number of oudler(s) you have in your hand dur...

Quick summary and score sheet

Here, you'll find a quick summary of Tarot rules (in French) to always have on hand, as well as a score sheet to note each point of your suc...

We apply the rules of the French Federation of Tarot!

Tarot is the oldest European card game! Introduced during the Renaissance in France, Tarot is the mother of all French card games such as Be...