Tressette Declarations

Ludopoli uses the tressette rules of the Italian Tressette Federation (F.I.Tres.), which make use of a convenient system of declarations during the game. We list below all these declarations, along with a useful vocabulary of tressette card game (the terms are in Italian, followed by an explanation in English)..

Vocabulary

Palo: a card suit. These are the various suits in the Tressette card game: Coppe ("Cups", Hearts), Denari ("Gold", Diamonds), Spade ("Swords", Spades) and Bastoni ("Sticks", Clubs).
Battuta: the first play in a round.
Pigliata: the winning (i.e. playing a card of higher value) of a Battuta (thus becomin the first to play in the next round).
Passata: a Game of Tressette, in which the two pairs of players try to win most of the 11 possible points.
Carte da tresette (Tressette Cards): 3, 2 or Ace of any suits.
Carta sovrana (Ruling card): the highest remaining card in a suit.
Carta soggetta (Subdued card): a card whose value is inferior to the Ruling Card(or Carta Sovrana).
Venticinque (Twenty-five): term used to indicate the 3 and the 2 of a suit.
Ventotto (Tewnty-eight): term used to indicate the 2 and the Ace of a suit.
Ventinove (Twenty-nine): term used to indicate the 3 and the Ace of a suit.
Napoletana: the three Tressette Cards (3, 2, Ace) in a suit.


General rules about Declarations.

If the first player didn't make a declaration when playing his card, he can't make a declaration about that suit anymore (when playing first in a round).
If a player make a declaration about a suit, he can't make another declaration about the same suit in the whole round (passata). The only exception is when a player has a lunghissimo game: he can make other declarations, stating if the game is yet lunghissimo or not (see below).


Explanations of Declarations.

There are three kind of declarations:

• Declarations about the starting suit (made by the player who plays first in the round)
• Decalrations about the suit just played (made by the player who won the round)
• Declarations about the other suits

Declarations about the starting suit

These are the declarations about the starting suit, which the first player in the round can make when he is about to play a card:

• sola = when playing the last (or only) card of that suit (if the card is not a Carta Sovrana)
• piombo = when playing the last (or only) card of that suit (if the card is a Carta Sovrana)
• si liscia = when playing a Tressette Card, or a high-ranked card, in a suit in which there is only a simple card left
• terzo = when playing a card of a suit in which you have two other cards (no King), for a total of three cards.
• vero doppio liscio or terzo di Re = when playing a simple card of a suit of which you have three cards (none of which is a Tressette card, but you have the King).
• E' mia, terzo = when playing a card which is inferior only to one or both the other cards you have in your hand (if these cards aren't Tressette cards – in total, you have tree cards of the same suit)
• lungo = when playing the only Tressette card (or a King, when you don't have any Tressette cards, or a simple card, if you don't even have the King) of a suit in which you have 4 cards.
• lungo, tutta la Napoletana or lungo di Re = when playing a simple card of a suit (in which you have 4 cards) without Tressette cards (but with the King).
• È mia, lungo = when playing a simple card (in a suit of which you have 4 cards), which is soggetta only to one or more cards you have in your hand.
• lunghissimo = when playing your only Tressette card (or the King, or a simple card, if you don't have any Tressette cards or the King) of a suit in which you have at least 5 cards.
• lunghissimo tutta la Napoletana or lunghissimo di Re = when playing a simple card in a suit (of which you have at least 5 cards), without Tressete cards, but with the King.
• È mia, lunghissimo = when playing a simple card (in a suit of which you have at least 5 cards), which is soggetta only to one or more cards you have in your hand.
• liscio e busso or Asso terzo = when playing a simple card of a suit in which you have 3 cards, one of which is the Ace.
• liscio e busso lungo or Asso lungo = when playing a simple card of a suit in which you have 4 cards, one of which is the Ace.
• liscio e busso lunghissimo or Asso lunghissimo = when playing a simple card of a suit in which you have at least 5 cards, one of which is the Ace.
• ribusso or Due terzo = when playing a simple card of a suit in which you have 3 cards, one of which is the 2.
• ribusso lungo or Due lungo = when playing a simple card of a suit in which you have 4 cards, one of which is the 2.
• ribusso lunghissimo or Due lunghissimo = when playing a simple card of a suit in which you have at least 5 cards, one of which is the 2.
• busso or Tre terzo = when playing a simple card of a suit in which you have 3 cards, one of which is the 3.
• busso lungo or Tre lungo = when playing a simple card of a suit in which you have 4 cards, one of which is the 3.
• busso lunghissimo or Tre lunghissimo = when playing a simple card of a suit in which you have at least 5 cards, one of which is the 3.
• liscio or la migliore or ventotto piombo = when playing the 2 of a ventotto (i.e. 2 and Ace) which is not accompained by other cards (piombo).
• doppio liscio or la migliore or ventotto terzo = when playing the 2 or the Ace of a ventotto (Twenty-eight) accompained by another card (terzo).
• la migliore, lungo or ventotto lungo = when playing any card of a ventotto accompained by 2 other cards (for a total of 4 cards, or lungo).
• la migliore, lunghissimo or ventotto lunghissimo = when playing any card of a ventotto accompained by at least 3 other cards (for a total of 5 or more cards, or lunghissimo).
• liscio or la buona or ventinove piombo = when playing the 3 of a ventinove (i.e. 3 and Ace) which is not accompained by other cards (piombo)
• doppio liscio or la buona or ventinove terzo = when playing the 3 or the Ace of a ventinove (Twenty-nine) accompained by another card (terzo).
• la buona, lungo or ventinove lungo = when playing any card of a ventinove accompained by 2 other cards (for a total of 4 cards, or lungo)
• la buona, lunghissimo or ventinove lunghissimo = when playing any card of a ventinove accompained by at least 3 other cards (for a total of 5 or more cards, or lunghissimo).
• È mio liscio e piombo or venticinque piombo = when playing in a sequence the 2 and the 3 (in this order) of a venticinque piombo (i.e. the 2 and the 3 of a suit without other cards (this Declaration has been modified: see the paragraph For Experts Only, below).
• È mio, terzo or terzo, voglio l'Asso = when playing the 2 of a venticinque terzo (i.e. when you have the 3 and the 2, plus another card, of the same suit), wth or without the King (this Declaration has been modified: see the paragraph For Experts Only, below).
• È mio, lungo or lungo, voglio l'Asso = when playing any card of a venticinque lungo (i.e. the 3 and the 2, with 2 other cards, of the same suit), with or without the King.
• È mio, lunghissimo or lunghissimo, voglio l'Asso = when playing any card of a venticinque lunghissimo (i.e. the 3 and the 2, with at least 3 other cards, of the same suit), with or without the King.

Declarations about the suit just played (made by the player who won the round)

When a player, who isn't the first to play, win the round, he can make a declaration about the suit just played. The following declarations are allowed:

• “ho fatto questo piombo”, when you have won the round by playing your only (or last) card in that suit.
• “sono liscio qui”, when you have at least another card in the same suit; that card is soggetta (or subdued), i.e. a card of a lower value than those of the other players.

Declarations about the other suits.

When comes its turn to play, a player can make a declaration about one of the other suits (different from the one just played or about to be played). These are the declarations allowed:

• “feci un piombo”, to say that you don't have anymore card in one or more suits, different from the one you won in the previous round (this declaration isn't implemented- See the For Experts Only paragraph below).
• “sono faglio a un palo”, to say that fromthe start (or in the moment in which you make this declaration, it's the same) you didn't have any card in one or more suits.
• “faglio al palo del mio compagno”, to say that you don't have any card of the suit that (you think) your partner has interest in. (this declaration is not checked by the program).
• “liscio al palo del mio compagno”, to say that you have at least a subdued card (a low-value card) of the suit that (you think) your partner has interest in. (this declaration is not checked by the program).

For Experts Only

The actual version of Tressette Card Games in Ludopoli has some small differences in the official declarations (described above) of the Italian Federation of Tressette Game.

The following declarations about the starting suit were modified:

• È mio liscio e piombo o venticinque piombo = when playing the 2 and 3 consecutively (in this order) di un venticinque piombo (3 and 2 of a suit, without any other cards in the same suit).
• È mio, terzo o terzo, voglio l'Asso = when playing the 2 of a venticinque terzo (a Twenty-five with another card) with or without the King.

In case of a venticinque piombo the payer doesn't have to play the cards in a definite order, but he can make the declaration ony if he plays the 2 as the first card.
In case of a venticinque terzo you can make the declaration by playing either of the Tressette cards in your hand. This is true also when playing a ventotto terzo or a ventinove terzo.

The following declaration about the other suits is not implemented:

• "feci un piombo", to say that you don't have anymore card in one or more suits, different from the one you won in the previous round.

Use of declarations in the client

When opening a table you can choose il you want to use manual declarations or automatic declarations.
In the first case, the declarations are made by the players by using the chat (and the server doesn't check them).
In the latter case, when it's your turn, you can check one or more boxes concerning the declarations you want to make. You can then play your chosen card.
The server autmatically find the right declaration to make, and send it to all the players, by writing it in the chat and wit a temporary message over the table.
The first player to act in a raound, may choose one or more of the following declarations' groups:

• Declarations about the starting suit
• Declarations about the other suits
• A declaration about the partner's suit

If you're not the first to play in a round, you can only make a declaration about the suit just played.
This declaration, too, has to be selected during your turn: if you win the trick, then the declaration is sent to all the players. If not, it is canceled.