the cards directly above the one which was turned over (e.g. if the card revealed is a 7, the trump cards are the queens). The strength of a trump card when compared to the others is determined by its suit, with diamonds being the weakest, followed by spades, hearts and clubs being the strongest. Truco Mineiro Truco mineiro is a variety of Truco played mostly in the state of Minas Gerais. The rules are mostly the same as in Truco Paulista, except: Regular rounds are worth 2 points instead of 1; When a player asks for truco, they propose the round be worth 4 points; if refused, the team receives 2 points. When a player asks for 6, they propose the round be worth 8 points; if refused, the team receives 4 points; When a player asks for 9, they propose the round be worth 10 points; if refused, the team receives 8 points; The round of eleven is replaced by the roughly similar round of ten, except that only the team with ten points is allowed to see each other's cards and that the round is worth four points instead of three. If both teams reach ten points the round must be played and they are not allowed to see each other's cards. Truco mineiro uses a fixed set of trump cards, so there is no need to turn one card over after dealing to determine them (the order of the suits remain the same, however). The ranking of the cards is: 4 of clubs (known as zap) 7 of hearts Ace of spades (known as espadilha) 7 of diamonds (known as pica fumo or simply sete de ouros) 3s 2s Aces (except the ace of spades) Kings Jacks Queens 7s (clubs and spades only) 6s 5s 4s (except the 4 of clubs) The game can also be played with only the cards up to the Queens, removing 4 through 7. Señas (signals) Señas are gestures used between players of the same team to tell the pie (captain) their most valuables cards or if they have a good envido score. In some versions the official señas must be used, rather than private ones not generally understood. In the Argentine game the accepted señas are: Ancho de Espadas (Ace of swords) - Both eyebrows up or wink with the right eye. Ancho de Bastos (Ace of clubs) - Wink with