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Tute Subastado

4 Players · 2 teams · Auction & tricks

Objective

Team game! Players 1 & 3 vs Players 2 & 4. Win the auction, choose trump, and your team must score at least the bid. The opposing team tries to stop you!

Teams

  • • Players sitting across from each other are partners
  • • Team A: seats 1 & 3 — Team B: seats 2 & 4
  • • Both players' trick points add to their team score
  • • The bidder's partner helps them reach the bid

Actions

  • • Bidding starts at 60 points, increasing by 5
  • • Players bid or pass. Last bidder wins the auction
  • • The winner chooses the trump suit for their team
  • • Maximum possible points: 130 (120 cards + 10 last trick)

Card Values

  • As (1): 11 points
  • 3: 10 points
  • Rey (12): 4 points
  • Caballo (11): 3 points
  • Sota (10): 2 points
  • Full 40-card deck (10 cards each). Other cards: 0 points

Players

  • • You MUST follow suit if possible
  • • If you can beat the current card, you MUST
  • • If you can't follow suit, you MUST play trump if possible
  • • If someone already trumped, you must play a higher trump if you can
  • • +10 bonus points for winning the last trick!

Declarations

  • Las Veinte (20 pts): King + Horse of any suit
  • Las Cuarenta (40 pts): King + Horse of trump suit
  • TUTE (instant win!): All 4 Kings OR all 4 Horses

You can only declare after winning a trick! Points count for your team.

Pro Tips

  • • Coordinate with your partner — don't waste high cards when they're winning
  • • Bid based on combined team strength, not just your own hand
  • • As defenders, work with your partner to bleed the bidder's trumps
  • • Feed points to your partner when they're winning the trick

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