Baloot
The Gulf's most popular game. Bidding, trumps, projects and the famous Gahwa round.
How to playSix authentic card games — Baloot, Tarneeb, Hand, Ronda and more — with live voice majlis rooms and a provably-fair deal. Completely free, for entertainment only.
The card games the Gulf grew up on — faithfully made, with the rules of every table you know.
The Gulf's most popular game. Bidding, trumps, projects and the famous Gahwa round.
How to playFast, sharp partnership bidding. Call your tricks and bring your team home.
How to playA game of memory and estimation. Declare your tricks, then hit your call exactly.
How to playPlayed with the Spanish baraja deck — Oros, Copas, Espadas, Bastos. Quick and punchy.
How to playReach fifteen with the baraja deck. Simple to learn, hard to master.
How to playThe Maghreb classic, now in Koutchina. Match, capture and round the table.
How to playPersistent voice rooms where you talk, joke and play together — the way a real majlis feels. This is what sets Koutchina apart.
Hands-free voice while you play your cards — no press-and-hold.
Listeners ask for the mic; the host promotes them in order.
Send an animated gift across the room — pure majlis hospitality.
Host controls: mute, kick, ban and report — so the room stays kind.
Every shuffle is provably fair and every turn is timed — no stalling, no doubt, no “the cards are rigged.” The thing players complain about elsewhere, we fixed first.
Cryptographic deal you can verify — the deck isn't on anyone's side.
A ticking ring keeps the game moving; AFK players are covered by a bot.
Server-authoritative logic and graceful reconnect — your seat is held.
One craft language — Najdi geometry, gold and felt — dressed in the colours and dialect of your region.
Free, in-depth guides to every game — rules, scoring, strategy and the words at the table.
Step-by-step rules for Baloot, Tarneeb, Hand, Ronda and more.
Browse rulesHow to bid, when to call Hokum, and the habits of strong players.
Get betterHokum, Sun, Sira, Gahwa, Kabbout — every word at the table, explained.
Open glossaryIs it free? Is it gambling? Is the deal fair? Straight answers.
Read FAQWhere Baloot came from, the baraja deck, and the majlis tradition.
Read moreUpdates, events and tournament news from the Koutchina majlis. (Coming soon)
Coming soonKoutchina has no real-money gambling and no cash prizes. In-game chips are for entertainment, cannot be cashed out, and have no monetary value.
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