Lesson 3 · The Duck's Course
Counting envido points
What your hand is worth in the envido: two of a suit, face cards worth zero, and the single card.
20 plus the two
The envido is a separate bet from the truco, decided by your points. Two cards of the same suit are worth 20 plus their sum. Face cards (10, 11 and 12) count zero and the 1 counts 1. With three of a suit, the best two count. Without two of a suit, only your highest card counts. The maximum is 33 (7 and 6 of a suit). Tied points? The player who is hand wins.
With a face card
You hold the 7 of swords, the 12 of swords and the 3 of coins. How many points?
Three of a suit
You hold the 7, 6 and 5 of cups. How many points?
No pair of suits
You hold the 7 of swords, the 5 of coins and the 12 of cups: three different suits. How many points?
The Duck calls envido
The Duck is hand and calls envido before playing. You hold the 7 and 6 of swords and a 4 of coins. Answer.