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Ottocento

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Ottocento is an Italian tarot trick-taking game named for its 800-point scoring target, played with a full tarot deck predominantly in northern Italy.

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Where does Ottocento come from, and how many people play it?

Ottocento is a Tarot trick-taking game from Bologna, Italy, with a history reaching back more than 500 years. It is played by four people in two fixed partnerships. [Ottocento rules](https://www.pagat.com/tarot/ottocento.html)

Does Ottocento use a full 78-card tarot deck?

No, it uses the special 62-card Tarocco Bolognese pack. The deck has 40 plain-suit cards, 21 trumps, and the special Matto card, with the 2 through 5 removed from each plain suit. [Ottocento deck rules](https://www.pagat.com/tarot/ottocento.html)

Why is the game called Ottocento?

The name refers to the 800-point target needed to win a rubber. A related final-game variant called Millone changes that target to 1,000 points. [Ottocento scoring rules](https://www.pagat.com/tarot/ottocento.html)

Does Ottocento use bidding like many other trick-taking games?

No, there is no bidding in the standard game. Players score through card combinations declared from their hands and through combinations captured in tricks, with play moving anticlockwise. [Ottocento rules](https://www.pagat.com/tarot/ottocento.html)

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