Baloot
The Gulf's most popular game. Bidding, trumps, projects and the famous Gahwa round.
How to playLearn every game from scratch — dealing, bidding, card ranking, scoring and winning. Free, in-depth guides for every Koutchina table.
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 precision. Declare your tricks, then hit your call exactly.
How to playFour 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 playEstimate 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 playTake 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 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 playFrom the coffee houses of Najd to the majlis of the Gulf, card games have always meant hospitality and good company. Baloot evolved from European trick-taking games into Saudi Arabia's national pastime, while Hez2, Quinza and Ronda are played with the 40-card Spanish baraja deck.
Baloot's history, fair play in Koutchina and how to play online with friends — on the blog.
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