SCOPA
SCOPA OBJECTIVE OF SCOPA: The objective of SCOPA is to play cards from your hand to capture cards on the table. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 Players MATERIALS: A flat space, and a standard deck of 52 cards or an Italian set of cards TYPE OF GAME: Capturing card game AUDIENCE: 8+ OVERVIEW OF SCOPA The goal in Scopa is to capture the most cards by the end of the game. Players do this by using cards from their hands to either capture one card of the same value or a set of cards whose sum is the value of the card used. There are many variations of Scopa, most notably Scopone which is just a more difficult version of Scopa. SETUP If you are not using an Italian deck all 10s, 9s, and 8s will need to be removed from the 52-card deck. Then the dealer may shuffle the cards and deal the other player and themselves three cards, one at a time. Then four cards will be revealed into the center of the table. The remaining deck is placed face down near both players in the center of the table. If the