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Game Rules

Everything you need to know to start playing Spanish card games

5️⃣

Cinquillo

4 Players · Sequence building

Objective

Be the first player to get rid of all your cards!

How to Play

  1. All 40 cards are dealt equally to 4 players (10 cards each).
  2. Player with the 5 of Oros starts by playing it.
  3. Each suit builds a sequence from 5 in both directions.
  4. Play a card that extends any existing sequence, or pass.
  5. First player to empty their hand wins!

Card Order

The sequence in each suit:

1 ← 2 ← 3 ← 4 ← 5 → 6 → 7 → 10 → 11 → 12

(8 and 9 are not used in Spanish deck)

Valid Plays

  • • Any 5 can start a new suit pile
  • • Card adjacent to existing sequence (4 next to 5, 6 next to 5, etc.)
  • • If you can't play, you must pass

Pro Tips

  • • Hold your 5s strategically to block opponents
  • • Pay attention to which sequences are blocked
  • • Sometimes passing is better than opening a new sequence for opponents

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