description Tressette Overview
Tressette is a traditional Italian trick-taking game usually played by four people in fixed partnerships with a 40-card Italian deck. It has no trump suit, and its unusual ranking places the three highest, followed by the two, ace, king, knight, jack and the remaining numeral cards. The ace is worth one point, while threes and twos are powerful but score no card points, making control of suits and partnership coordination central to play.
help Tressette FAQ
How many cards and players does Tressette use?
The common game is for four players in fixed partnerships using a 40-card Italian deck. Partners sit opposite each other, and the game has no trump suit. [Pagat Tressette rules](https://www.pagat.com/tressette/tressette.html)
What is the unusual card order in Tressette?
Within each suit, the order is 3, 2, ace, king, knight, jack, 7, 6, 5, 4 from high to low. That means a 3 beats an ace, which surprises people who start from ordinary poker or bridge rankings. [Pagat Tressette rules](https://www.pagat.com/tressette/tressette.html)
Does Tressette have trumps?
No, a trick is normally won by the highest card of the suit led, subject to the game's suit-following rules. The high cards are the 3, 2, and ace, but none becomes a separate trump suit. [Pagat Tressette rules](https://www.pagat.com/tressette/tressette.html)
What is the Napoletana in Tressette?
It is the 3, 2, and ace of one suit, a named holding associated with bonus scoring in many rulesets. Because regional scoring varies, players should agree whether declarations such as the Napoletana count before play begins. [Treccani](https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/tressette/)
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