Baloot

Arabian card game BalootبلوتOriginHejazTypeTrick-takingPlayers4SkillsSkilfulCards32DeckFrench-suited Piquet pack(or short 52-card pack)PlayCounter-clockwiseRelated gamesBelote Baloot (Arabic: بلوت, romanized: balūt), is a popular trick card game played in the Arabian Peninsula, which is similar to the French game Belote. The game There are four players in partnerships of two teams. A standard 32-card Piquet pack is used, eight for each player.[citation needed] There are two contracts: Hokum and Sun (from the French sans). The card ranking is: Sun (suit) 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Clubs: Diamonds: Hearts: Spades: Hokom (Trump) Assume the Hokom suit is the Sherya (Clubs) ♣ (for example) 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Clubs: Diamonds: Hearts: Spades: Starting the game Baloot seating arrangement. The two members of each team are seated across each other at a table in such a way that no player can see the cards of other players . The first dealer is chosen at random and after each hand the turn to deal passes to the right. The cards are shuffled by the dealer, and cut by the player on the left. The player on the left of the dealer can either say "go" without cutting the deck, shuffling it (just once),