The rows depict the suits Denari, Coppe, Bastoni, and Spade.Ī deck of Italian cards consist of 40 cards, divided into four suits. Scopa was already widespread throughout Italy in the 18th century, but there is no earlier evidence of its origin. However, skill and chance are more important for the outcome of the game. Watching a game of scopa can be a highly entertaining activity, since games traditionally involve lively, colorful, and somewhat strong-worded banter in between hands. The name scopa is an Italian noun meaning "broom", since taking a scopa means "to sweep" all the cards from the table. It is played with a standard Italian 40-card deck, mostly between two players or four in two partnerships, but it can also be played by 3 or 6 players. Scopa is also played in former Italian colonies such as Libya and Somalia or some other countries like Tunisia and even Morocco with changed appearance in the cards. It is also popular in Argentina and Brazil, brought in by Italian immigrants, mostly in the Scopa a Quindici variation. Scopa ( Italian pronunciation: literally "broom") is an Italian card game, and one of the three major national card games in Italy, the others being Briscola and Tresette. Italian playing cards from a deck of "Bergamasche" by Dal Negro
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