 A player of Tute holding the ten cards as a fan | |
| Origin | Italy |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Tutti |
| Type | Trick-taking |
| Players | 2 or 4 |
| Skills | Tactic; Teamwork (Tute in Pairs) |
| Age range | 7+ |
| Cards | 40 cards |
| Deck | Spanish |
| Rank (high→low) | 1 3 12 11 10 7 6 5 4 2 |
| Play | counter-clockwise |
| Playing time | 8–10 minutes per hand |
| Chance | Medium |
| Related games | |
| Briscola | |
Tute (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtute] ) is a trick-taking card game of the ace–ten family for two to four players. Originating in Italy, where it was known as tutti, during the 19th century the game spread in Spain, becoming one of the most popular card games in the country. The name of the game was later modified by Spanish speakers, who started calling the game tute. The game is played with a deck of traditional Spanish playing cards, or naipes, that is very similar to the Italian 40-card deck.
The classic version of the game is two-player tute, while the most played is tute in pairs, where four players form two teams. The object of the game is to score the most points in the baza (a pile next to a player that contains the cards that the player gets after winning a trick) and by declarations (holding certain combinations of cards). Due to its wide popularity, several variations of the game exist.