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Scopa is an Italian fishing card game, and one of the three major national card games in Italy, the others being Briscola and Tresette. It is also popular in Argentina and Brazil, brought in by Italia
Italian playing cards from a deck of "Bergamasche" by Dal Negro
Italian playing cards
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Playing cards have been in Italy since the late 14th century. Until the mid 19th century, Italy was composed of many smaller independent states which led to the development of various regional pattern
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…such as Libya and Somalia or some other countries like Tunisia and even Morocco, with changed appearance in the cards. 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 three or six players. The name scopa is an Italian noun meaning…
Milanese tarocchi c. 1500
Genovesi pattern
Lombarde/Milanesi pattern
The Batons and Coins suit