Baloot
BALOOT · بلوت
The Gulf's most popular game. Bidding, trumps, projects and the famous Gahwa round.
How to playThe digital majlis · Koutchina
Baloot, Tarneeb, Hand and the Gulf's card games,
in one majlis of friends
Nine authentic card games — Baloot, Tarneeb, Hand, Trix, Estimation, Basra, Ronda and more — with live voice majlis rooms and a provably-fair deal. Completely free, for entertainment only.
Free · No real-money gambling · No cash prizes
LIVE MAJLIS
5,000 chips
Provably-fair deal
9 gamesBaloot, Tarneeb, Hand, Trix, Estimation, Basra, Hez2, Quinza, Ronda
Live voice roomsTalk & play together
Provably fairTrust every deal
8 regional themesGulf, Levant, Egypt, Morocco…
The catalogue
Nine games. One majlis.
The card games the Gulf grew up on — faithfully made, with the rules of every table you know.
Tarneeb
TARNEEB · طرنيب
Fast, sharp partnership bidding. Call your tricks and bring your team home.
How to playHand
HAND · هاند
A game of memory and precision. Declare your tricks, then hit your call exactly.
How to playTrix
TRIX · تركس
Four kingdoms, one per player. Dodge the costly cards and tricks, then race to empty your hand in the Trix contract — solo or in partnership.
How to playEstimation
ESTIMATION · استيميشن
Estimate your tricks to the exact number. Thirteen tricks, a trump set by the call, and bonuses for the Caller, With, Risk and the bold Dash Call.
How to playBasra
BASRA · بصرة
Take the floor by rank and by sum, and clear it for a Basra worth 10. The Jack and the Komi, the 7♦, sweep it all — in five rule sets from across the Arab world.
How to playHez2
HEZ2 · بَراجة
Played with the Spanish baraja deck — Oros, Copas, Espadas, Bastos. Quick and punchy.
How to playQuinza
QUINZA · بَراجة
Reach fifteen with the baraja deck. Simple to learn, hard to master.
How to playRonda
RONDA · بَراجة
The Maghreb classic, now in Koutchina. Match, capture and round the table.
How to play
3 raising a hand
The Majlis
It's not a table. It's a room of friends.
Persistent voice rooms where you talk, joke and play together — the way a real majlis feels. This is what sets Koutchina apart.
Open mic & speaker seats
Hands-free voice while you play your cards — no press-and-hold.
Raise-hand queue
Listeners ask for the mic; the host promotes them in order.
Dallah gifts
Send an animated gift across the room — pure majlis hospitality.
Real moderation
Host controls: mute, kick, ban and report — so the room stays kind.
Fairness & trust
Play knowing the deal is honest.
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.
Provably-fair shuffle
Cryptographic deal you can verify — the deck isn't on anyone's side.
Live turn timer
A ticking ring keeps the game moving; AFK players are covered by a bot.
Real-time servers
Server-authoritative logic and graceful reconnect — your seat is held.
Made for the region
Every table feels like home.
One craft language — Najdi geometry, gold and felt — dressed in the colours and dialect of your region.
Khaleeji GULF
Levantine LEVANT
Egyptian EGYPT
Moroccan DARIJA
Türkiye SOON
Modern SOON
Learn the games
From first deal to Gahwa.
Free, in-depth guides to every game — rules, scoring, strategy and the words at the table.
How to play
Step-by-step rules for Baloot, Tarneeb, Hand, Trix, Estimation, Basra, Ronda and more.
Browse rulesScore calculators
Baloot and Estimation calculators: score every round exactly, no pen and paper.
Open the calculatorsGlossary
Hokum, Sun, Sira, Gahwa, Kabbout — every word at the table, explained.
Open glossaryFAQ
Is it free? Is it gambling? Is the deal fair? Straight answers.
Read FAQHistory & culture
Where Baloot came from, the baraja deck, and the majlis tradition.
Read moreBlog
Baloot's history, fair play in Koutchina, and how to play online with friends.
Read the blogFree to play. For entertainment only.
Koutchina has no real-money gambling and no cash prizes. In-game chips are for entertainment, cannot be cashed out, and have no monetary value.
Pull up a seat
Your majlis is waiting.
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