Calabresella (Terziglio) is an Italian card game for three players. (It can be played by four with the dealer receiving no cards for the hand.) It is closely related to the four-player game Tressette. It is a point-trick game with bidding, requiring a fair amount of skill. It is notable for the slightly unusual card order (threes high) and the fact that there are never any trumps. A 40-card pack is used, usually with the Italian suits: swords, batons, cups and coins. In each suit the cards rank as follows: 3 (highest), 2, Ace, King (Re), Knight (Cavall), Jack (Fante), 7, 6, 5, 4 (lowest). It is also possible to play with French suited cards: from a 52 card pack the 10s, 9s and 8s are removed, and the cards rank 3 2 Ace K Q J 7 6 5 4. The cards have point values and the object is to take tricks containing valuable cards. There is also a score for winning the last trick. Research Calabresella
Ciapano, also known as Rovescino, Traversone, Tressette a non Prendere, Perdivinci or Vinciperdi is a trick-taking card game and is the reverse game of Tresette. The name Ciapano is in Milanese dialect (in English it could be translated as 'Don't catch it!') - Ciapano was very popular in Lombardy until the 1980s and still played there now. Like most Italian games it is played anticlockwise. Ciapano can be played by 3, 4 or 5 players. A 40- card deck is used. In the North East of Lombardy the Italian suits: swords, batons, cups and coins are used. In the South or North West of Lombardy the game is played with 40 cards of the Milanese pack which has French suits (spades, clubs, hearts and diamonds). In each suit the cards rank as follows: 3 (highest), 2, Asso (ace), Re (king), Cavallo (horse, or queen), Fante (jack), 7, 6, 5, 4 (lowest). The cards have point values and the object is to avoid taking tricks containing valuable cards. There is an extra penalty for winning the last trick. Research Ciapano
Cicera is an Italian fishing card game closely related to the popular game Scopa. It is played in the province of Brescia and the technical terms are given in the dialect of Brescia. This game is the reason why the Bresciane pack is made with 52 cards and not with 40 as other Italian packs. (Trevisane cards are also made as 52 card packs because in that zone they play Scarabocion, which is another variant of Scopa similar to Cycera). There are four players, two against two in fixed partnerships; you sit opposite your partner. As in most Italian games, play is anticlockwise. A Bresciane 52-card deck is used. The cards in each suit are Re (king), Cavallo (horse), Fante (jack), 10, 9 ,8 ,7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, A. It would also be possible to play with a standard international 52 card pack, but in Brescia, the local cards are always used. Research Cicera
Twi is a variety of the language Akan, spoken by the Twi people of southern Ghana. Akan is divided into two main varieties: Twi and Fante. Research Twi
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