Card games
Coinche
Bid your contract, coinche to double
Coinche is the Belote French players reach for when they want to bid: everyone gets eight cards, and the teams name how many points they will make and with which trump, from 80 up to capot. Doubt a contract? Coinche it — and the bidders can surcoinche back. Games run to 2,000 points.
- Players
- 4 players
- Length
- 20–45 min per game
- Type
- Card games
Play Coinche online with friends
At Masa, Coinche is a game of its own right next to Belote: pick it in the games list, open a table and share its code or link with your friends, or sit at a house table. Bots fill the empty chairs, and voice chat keeps the table talking.
How to play
- 1
Coinche rules: everyone gets 8 cards and bids the points their team will make, from 80 to 160 or Capot (every trick), with a trump suit. The other team can coinche to double the bid, and the bidders can surcoinche to make it four times.
- 2
Follow the suit led. If you can’t, you must trump — unless your partner is winning the trick. When trump is led, or an opponent has trumped, play a higher trump if you can.
- 3
On the first trick, declarations are announced: a tierce (three in a row in one suit), a fifty (four), a hundred (five or more) or four of a kind (a carré). The king and queen of trump in one hand are belote-rebelote. Masa announces them for you.
Frequently asked questions
Is Coinche the same game as Belote?
No. Coinche is played at the same kind of table as Belote, but with rules of its own — see “How to play” above. At Masa it is a game of its own, with its own tables, stats and achievements.
Can I play Coinche online with friends?
Yes. Open a Coinche table and share its code or link. Empty seats fill with other players or bots, so a game always starts.
Is Coinche free to play?
Yes. You play with Chips, which have no cash value: nothing can be won or cashed out.
