About the Game

Coinchée — also called coinche or belote coinchée — is the bidding cousin of Belote for four players in two partnerships. Before a card is played, the teams auction a point contract and a trump suit, and a rival who smells failure can coincher, doubling the stakes, with a surcoinche to raise them again. The bidders must then make exactly what they promised, which turns every deal into a duel of nerve toward 1000 points.

Basic Rules

1. 1Four players in two fixed partnerships, partners opposite, using a 32-card French deck.
2. 2The card ranking follows Belote: in trumps the jack scores 20 and the nine 14.
3. 3Outside trump the ace is worth 11 and the ten 10, above the king, queen and jack.
4. 4Bidding opens the hand: players announce a point contract, from 80 upward, with a chosen trump suit.
5. 5The highest bid sets the contract, and its team must gather at least the points it announced.
6. 6An opponent may coincher (double) a contract it expects to fail, and the bidders may surcoincher.
7. 7You must follow suit and trump when void, overtrumping an opponent who is winning the trick.
8. 8A made contract scores its value, a failed one goes to the defenders, and the first side to 1000 wins.

Frequently asked questions

How do you play Coinche?

You can play Coinche right here in your browser: open a public table on this page or invite friends to a private room, and the board updates live for everyone as turns are taken. The numbered list above walks through the 8 core steps — setup, turn order, legal moves and how a round ends. You can also practise against bots first, then switch to real opponents whenever you want.

How many players can play Coinche?

4 players

Is Coinche free to play on LUDOCCA?

Yes. Coinche is free to play on LUDOCCA. Create an account, join a public room, or invite friends to a private match — no download required.

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