Belote declarations (announces): belote, tierce & carré

They are combinations you are dealt — runs and four-of-a-kinds — that score bonus points on top of the tricks you win. In the player-announced style, you declare them on the first trick, and only the team holding the single best meld scores (but that team scores all of its melds).

Holding both the King and Queen of trump is “belote”. You announce it by playing them (“Belote!” on the first, “Rebelote!” on the second) and score 20. Belote is always kept by its holder — it is independent of the meld contest.

Runs of consecutive cards in the same suit (order A-K-Q-J-10-9-8-7):

• Tierce — 3 in a row: 20
• Cinquante — 4 in a row: 50
• Cent — 5 in a row: 100

All four of one rank:

• Four Jacks: 200
• Four Nines: 150
• Four Aces / Tens / Kings / Queens: 100 each

(Four sevens or eights do not score.)

Only the team with the single highest meld scores its declarations — a carré beats any sequence, a longer sequence beats a shorter, and at equal length the higher top card wins. That team then scores all of its announced melds. Belote-rebelote is separate and always counts. See the scoring guide for how it fits the round total.