How to play Burraco: rules and scoring

• 2 or 4 players
• Two decks
• To 2005

Goal: Meld your cards into runs and sets, make burracos and reach the target first.

Setup

• 11 cards each.
• A pozzetto per side.

How to play

1. Draw and lay melds. Cards count: jolly 30, pinella (2) 20, ace 15, 8 to king 10, 3 to 7 5.
2. A meld of seven is a burraco.
3. Running out takes the pozzetto.
4. To close you need the pozzetto and at least one burraco.

Scoring

Winning

• The first to the target wins.