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🃏 Belote Game Overview

• Players: 4 (in teams of 2)
• Partners: Sit opposite each other (team-based)
• Deck: 32-card French deck (cards from 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace in each suit)
• Objective: Win more points than the opposing team by correctly predicting and achieving a trump contract.

🎯 How to Play (Brief Summary)

1. Trump Suit Selection:

   • Before play begins, players bid to choose the trump suit.
   • Bidding continues clockwise until one player wins the right to declare trumps.

2. Bidding:

   • Players assess their hand strength.
   • You bid if you believe your team can win more than half the points (16.5 needed to win).
   • You pass if you don't think you can succeed.

3. Gameplay:

   • The winning bidder (or team) leads the first trick.
   • Players must follow suit if possible.
   • The trump suit beats all others (unless another trump is played).
   • Winning trick takes the point value of the cards played.

4. Scoring:

   • Points are awarded based on card values:
     • 7: 0 points
     • 8: 0 points
     • 9: 0 points
     • 10: 10 points
     • Jack (V) – 2 points
     • Queen (D) – 3 points
     • King (R) – 4 points
     • Ace (A) – 11 points
   • Total points: 162 (so winning team needs at least 82)

✅ Latest Update – Version 3.1 (Released: Oct 16, 2023)

• Improved Accessibility:
  • Larger font size for better readability on all devices.
• New Feature:
  • Language selector added — allows users to switch between multiple languages (exact list not specified, but likely includes common ones like English, French, German, Spanish, etc.).

🔍 Why This Update Matters

• Better User Experience: Larger text helps older players or those with visual impairments.
• Global Reach: The language selector makes the game more accessible to non-English speakers.

Let me know if you'd like:

• A printable rule sheet
• A guide to bidding strategies
• Help with scoring a hand
• Instructions for a mobile app version (if this is related to a digital Belote app)

Enjoy playing Belote! 🎉🃏