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| Origin | Italy |
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| Type | Trick-taking |
| Players | 2-7 |
| Skills | Tactics, Strategy |
| Cards | 62 |
| Deck | Tarocco Bolognese |
| Rank (high→low) | Trump suit 20-0 Long suits: K Q C J 10 9 8 7 6 A Round suits: K Q C J A 6 7 8 9 10[1] |
| Play | Counter-clockwise |
| Playing time | 30 min. |
| Chance | Moderate |
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| Minchiate | |
Tarocchini (plural for tarocchino) are point trick-taking tarot card games popular in Bologna, capital city of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and has been confined mostly to this area. They are the diminutive form of tarocchi (plural for tarocco), referring to the reduction of the Bolognese pack from 78 to 62 cards, which probably occurred in the early 16th century.
The games of Tarocchini are very complex, yet the rules have changed little over the years.
- ^ Dummett, Michael (1980). The Game of Tarot. Duckworth. p. 318l. ISBN 0-7156-1014-7.