Pilotta (in Greek ) is a trick-taking 32-card game derived from Belote. It is played primarily in Cyprus, being very popular among the Cypriot population, especially the youngsters, who usually arrange “pilotta meetings” in places such as cafés and cafeterias. Its counterpart played in Greece is named Vida (in Greek ). Gameplay Declaring the dealer First, the 32 card deck is shuffled and then 'cut' by the player on the left of the one who shuffled. The one who cut is assigned hearts ♥ and moving on anticlockwise the players are assigned a suit in this order ♥ > ♦ > ♣ > ♠. If the suit which made the cut is hearts, for example, then the player who shuffled and cut the deck will be the dealer. If it was spades, then the person on the left of the shuffler is the dealer. At the end of each turn, the player on dealer's left becomes the new dealer. Dealing the cards The cards are given counter-clockwise; first, 3 cards are given to each player, starting from the one on the dealer's right and ending at the dealer himself. Then, another 2 cards are dealt, and then another 3. Bidding Starting from the player on the dealer's right, players bid on the score they expect to gain. The player with the highest bid is eligible to decide the trumps for the game. Bidding is typically performed in increments of 10, with the lowest opening bid being 80. There is a more recent variation to the game known as Pilotta Palaristi, which reintroduces a point-based bidding system. Playing The player who bids first in the bidding round is the one who plays first. The first player can play any card. The next player has to follow suit if possible. If the player cannot follow suit, a trump card must be played. If s/he hasn't any trump card, any other card can be played. If a trump card is played the other 3 players are required to play a higher trump if they have any. Each player plays a card and the one with the highest rank wins them all. Every trump wins any non-trump. The rank of trumps from highest to lowest is given by J 9 A 10 K Q 8 7 while the rank of non-trumps is given by A 10 K Q J 9 8 7. Scoring Usually