Tablanet

The Balkans’ fishing game. Take cards that match or add up to the one you play, with Aces counting 1 or 11, and clear the middle for a tabla. 2–4 players, in partnerships.

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How to play Tablanet

  1. 1Tablanet is a fishing game from the Balkans, played with one 52-card deck by two, three or four players. Four play as partners sitting across from each other.
  2. 2Four cards go face up in the middle. Everyone gets six cards (four each with three players), and fresh hands follow whenever everyone runs out, until the deck is used up.
  3. 3Number cards count their pips, a Jack 12, a Queen 13 and a King 14. An Ace counts 1 or 11, whichever you like, in your hand or in the middle.
  4. 4On your turn play one card. You may take any cards from the middle that match its value, alone or in groups adding up to it. A King could take a King, a 10 with a 4, and a 9 with a 5, all at once. You never have to take, and a card you don’t take with stays face up in the middle.
  5. 5Clearing the middle is a tabla, worth a point. The very last card of a deal never makes one. Whoever made the last capture takes whatever is left in the middle.
  6. 6After each deal, every Ace, 10, Jack, Queen and King you took scores 1, the 2♣ scores 1, and the 10♦ scores 2. Taking the most cards scores 3 more (nobody on a tie), and each tabla adds 1.
  7. 7The first side to 101 or more, ahead of everyone, wins.

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