Ronda rules — how to play
Ronda is the Maghreb classic on the 40-card baraja deck: match a card's rank to capture it, then run up a special order. Announce ronda and tringa, sweep the table. First to 41 wins.
2–4 players40-card barajaWin at 41
Overview
Each player gets 3 cards and 4 are laid on the table. Capture order: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 then Sota (10), Caballo (11), Rey (12) — there is no 8/9 gap.
How to play
- Capture — Play a card matching the rank of a table card to take it, then keep capturing the next rank up the order.
- Announcements — At every new distribution, before you play your first card of it, announce “ronda” if you hold a pair and “tringa” if you hold three of a kind.
- Sweep — Clearing the whole table at once is a “mesa” and scores a point.
Scoring & winning
- Caída (capturing the last card played) 1, mesa (clearing the table) 1, ronda (a pair) 1, tringa (three of a kind) 5.
- At deal end: 1 point per captured card over the threshold (20 for 2/4 players, 13 for 3). First to 41 wins.
Strategy
Remember the Sota follows the 7 directly in the order — there's no 8/9 gap.
FAQ
1-2-3-4-5-6-7 then Sota, Caballo, Rey — without 8 and 9.
Three of a kind held in hand, announced, scores 5 points.
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