How To Play French Tarot (5 player) for Beginners

If you want to learn how to play #frenchtarot - this video will get you started. I explain how the 5-player variant of this great game works, a classic played with a full 78-card #tarotdeck mainly in French-speaking areas of Europe and Canada. #tarotfrançais #tarotcards #tarotcardgames #playingcards #tricktakinggames #

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  • @theamazinghippopotomonstro9942
    @theamazinghippopotomonstro9942 Жыл бұрын

    This seems like a really fun game. I like tarot card games since there's more cards to play with

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes - it's a fun one! Plus there are a lot of players online, so it's easy to get a game whenever.

  • @plrc4593

    @plrc4593

    10 ай бұрын

    @@learntarotcardgames54 What site do you propose for tarot for 4 players?

  • @plrc4593

    @plrc4593

    8 ай бұрын

    Yea, I like to have a lot of cards since I've learnt bridge and in this game you have 18 cards :3

  • @Giangio781
    @Giangio7812 жыл бұрын

    This is a very helpful video, well done! French Tarot is really interesting and fascinating tough a little intimidating at first...I'll give it a try and hope to have some fun. Thanks!

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cheers, it's a fun game, I'm sure you'll work it out :)

  • @domukaz
    @domukaz10 ай бұрын

    Great channel! I've had a bit of a card-game fever recently, and all these old tarot games sound like a lot of fun.

  • @plrc4593

    @plrc4593

    8 ай бұрын

    They are. After bridge and Australian 500 best card games.

  • @mikesherwood3366
    @mikesherwood33663 жыл бұрын

    Great video, my dude. I was having trouble really wrapping my head around this game, but you’ve cleared up more than just a bit of my confusion. Maybe now I can actually get better lol

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Get the Tarot app and practice against the computer, then come try a game against other humans on BGA :)

  • @ab-zg8pt
    @ab-zg8pt3 жыл бұрын

    Loved the video! By the way, your voice is so pleasing to listen to!

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aw shucks :) I'm flattered. I think this is the only place to hear Tarot games discussed with an Australian accent...

  • @afrank525
    @afrank5252 жыл бұрын

    So helpful, thank you!

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad to help!

  • @tonyhayden5357
    @tonyhayden53573 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man this really helps. Did my first game on BGA today and was lost now I'm ready for more.

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great to hear I could help! I just now uploaded another one for Grosstarock / Danish Tarok, which is also available on BGA. Might see you round sometime!

  • @tonyhayden5357

    @tonyhayden5357

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cool.. I've been trying to learn/play Grosstarock seems like another good one but not as many players online as some of the others.

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tonyhayden5357 Yeah, the player pool is currently pretty small. Hopefully we can build that up! Shoot me an email and I can invite you to the Discord if you want to find players and schedule some games.

  • @plrc4593
    @plrc45938 ай бұрын

    I must admit this kind of Tarot/tarok is especially fun and adictive. At first I was disappointed you play alone (as the "attacker"), but the game is constructed in such a way that it's not a problem. It's similar in mechanics to bridge but completly different in strategy what is nice.

  • @plrc4593
    @plrc45938 ай бұрын

    6:59 - this is a very interesting and distinctive trait of the game, compared to for instance bridge. In bridge when you have weak hand you need to obtain lower result. When you have strong hand you need to obtain higher result. In French tarot it's reversed what causes you passes a lot more often than in bridge.

  • @aaronfallon4728
    @aaronfallon47282 ай бұрын

    Love your videos! They are taking me on a similar journey from board game geek to tarot player! Any advice on where to get a deck to play IRL?

  • @floriandegranier8863
    @floriandegranier88634 ай бұрын

    Hello Aaron, There is a little mistake : scores for handfuls are actually 20, 30 and 40 points instead of 20, 40 and 60 🙂

  • @elieltonoliveira7862
    @elieltonoliveira78622 жыл бұрын

    Very didactical.

  • @hehasverylowbloodsugar362
    @hehasverylowbloodsugar3623 жыл бұрын

    This was a great video! Very clear and easy to understand! I am wondering what happens if more than one player bids to be the taker, how is it determined?

  • @aaronrichard5647

    @aaronrichard5647

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi there! Great question - basically, if someone before you has already bid "Guard", you need to bid something higher (either "Guard Without" or "Guard Against"). You can't bid the same as what someone else already has. There's only one round of bidding, so once you've been outbid, you can't put in another. For that reason, some players will maybe take a bit more of a risk and bid something higher to stop anyone else getting to be taker.

  • @plrc4593
    @plrc45938 ай бұрын

    I have played this game for quite a long and I'm still a noob depite I play quite well in bridge. This is completly different thinking than in bridge.

  • @samueldecelles6646
    @samueldecelles66463 жыл бұрын

    I gonna build a Simpsons version based on the episode titled The Serfsons

  • @plrc4593
    @plrc45938 ай бұрын

    Once I despised card games where you need to gather points instead of plain tricks. I still regard bridge as a superior card game but I liked point-trick taking games (is this how we call them?) such as tarot/tarok and schafkopf very much.

  • @Beanmachine91
    @Beanmachine915 ай бұрын

    theres thematic solitaire games to play with a rider waite smith deck like the fool's journey and queens of fate

  • @plrc4593
    @plrc45938 ай бұрын

    1:08 - legend says there is somewhere not only the 4th player, but even the 5th player.

  • @trondsi
    @trondsi3 жыл бұрын

    I like the Danish name for the 1, 21, and Fool: the Three Matadors (from Matto=the Fool). :)

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    3 жыл бұрын

    I could be wrong, but I don't think they're called "Matadors" because of il matto... "Matador" is "the killer". This name is used in a lot of card games (including non-Tarot games like Skat if you're talking about it in English) for the highest trumps.

  • @trondsi

    @trondsi

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@learntarotcardgames54 Not sure where I got that from actually, maybe I just extrapolated from Pagat=Bagatto. I'll let you know if I find a source.

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@trondsi I'd be interested if you do :) I've not thought about that before - I think because I knew Matador in other card games before I saw it in Danish Tarok. But you could be right - it also might be connected to Matto.

  • @trondsi

    @trondsi

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@learntarotcardgames54 It may have been in one of the sources on Danish tarok. I can read Danish, and they have collected quite a bit of history on their tarok website.

  • @redreg777
    @redreg7772 жыл бұрын

    Hey mate, thanks for the video. I'm having trouble finding some place online to buy this deck of cards. I'm from Aus, I assume you are too. Please let me know if you can help. Looking to use the deck to also play Le Plateau

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Reggie, yep - I'm in Melbourne. I picked up my French Tarot deck on eBay, from a seller in Brisbane. Was about $20 from memory. You could also find it from Amazon, although a little more for international postage. But at any rate, you can usually find it online - search for "Jeu de Tarot", makers include Fournier and France Cartes. Hope that helps!

  • @arkady714
    @arkady7142 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video! One question: When you play the "excuse," you do keep that card, right? The person who takes the trick wins all of the cards except that one, yeah?

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great question! The person who takes the trick gives you the Excuse back, in exchange for any 1/2 point card. So it evens out.

  • @arkady714

    @arkady714

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@learntarotcardgames54 Cheers for the quick response. Is this exchange done at the end of the trick or the end of the entire hand?

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@arkady714 Usually at the end of that trick in my experience. You swap them a pip card or one of the trumps besides the 1 or 21.

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@arkady714 There's an exception to that though - you lose the Excuse by playing it to the last trick (usually). BUT there is also one way to *win* a trick with the Excuse (technically) - if you are shooting for Slam but also hold the Excuse, and you've won every trick so far up to the second last one, you can lead the Excuse to the final trick and win - but only in that specific circumstance.

  • @arkady714

    @arkady714

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@learntarotcardgames54 Ok, thanks. Btw, when you say that "every other card in the deck is worth .5," this includes all trump cards except the 1 and 21, correct? (Pardon all the questions. I'm going to be playing this game with some French friends in another week or so and it'll be my first time in years.)

  • @plrc4593
    @plrc45938 ай бұрын

    18:19 - you could invoke some demons with that deck.

  • @shayznati9424
    @shayznati9424Ай бұрын

    I dont understand the risk of taking a guard compared to a small bid. its worth twice as much, whats the catch?

  • @frankm.2850
    @frankm.28502 ай бұрын

    Is it possible to play with two people?

  • @rvprksh
    @rvprksh2 жыл бұрын

    Is it more fun than spades? This game has more cards and rules.

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    2 жыл бұрын

    I would say so. It's definitely many, many times more complex than Spades. Depends what kind of game you like.

  • @plrc4593

    @plrc4593

    8 ай бұрын

    The game is much more fun than spades. Rules are simple. Only counting the score is somewhat tricky.

  • @DidHiPortugal
    @DidHiPortugal3 жыл бұрын

    Yo! How can i reach you? I play for like 16years i just found you i AM 23 years! Its a family game!! How can i play online?? Can i play on my mobile? I speak portuguese btw

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi mate - no problem, can email me on LearnTarotCardGames AT gmail.com to contact. Mostly I play online at a website called www.BoardGameArena.com which is what I used for this video. But also there is a good phone app made by EryodSoft. Also, if you want to make contact with other players, if you email me I can invite you to our Card Games Discord group.

  • @DidHiPortugal

    @DidHiPortugal

    2 жыл бұрын

    My man i only saw the response lmao

  • @DidHiPortugal

    @DidHiPortugal

    2 жыл бұрын

    Send me your email please

  • @Erquee
    @Erquee2 жыл бұрын

    What kind of deck am ı need for playing french tarot?

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi there. Normally you play with the Tarot Nouveau. Can find online if you search "Tarot à Jouer". But can theoretically play with any 78-card deck.

  • @Erquee

    @Erquee

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@learntarotcardgames54 Thx

  • @Erquee

    @Erquee

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@learntarotcardgames54 Me and my friends started to play and we love it thank you for showing this game to us (turkish university students) in our county anybody doesn't know tarot was an epic card game which has to many variants.

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Erquee I'm glad you enjoy it! Hopefully you can teach a few more players :)

  • @DidHiPortugal
    @DidHiPortugal3 жыл бұрын

    18min after

  • @Alexorsumidk
    @Alexorsumidk2 жыл бұрын

    Do the Trumphs (Except the "Beuts") also count as 0.5 points?

  • @learntarotcardgames54

    @learntarotcardgames54

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes - that's correct. All of the trumps other than the bouts are 0.5, same as the pip cards in the suits.

  • @Alexorsumidk

    @Alexorsumidk

    Жыл бұрын

    @@learntarotcardgames54 Thank you

  • @plrc4593
    @plrc45938 ай бұрын

    That cards going all from the right are annoying.