face-down cards that are turned up (e.g. Queen and King of the Trump) the player is allowed to declare Belot. 3 players Every player receives 3 cards face down, then another 2 cards (making total of 5). The player on dealer's right bids (chooses a trump suit) or says pass. The next player has the right to take it up or pass. If all players passed the deal is over, cards are shuffled by the player on the right and he deals. If a contract is agreed, another 3 cards are dealt. Total of 8x3=24 cards are in use, and every player plays for himself. 4 players Every player receives 3 cards face down, then 2 more cards (making total of 5). The first 5 cards are picked up by players and bidding begins starting from first player on dealers right (everything except cutting in Belot is done counter-clockwise). The Player assesses their 5 cards and takes (chooses a trump suit) or passes (says "pass") in which case next player has a right to bid up or pass, and so on. If everybody before dealer passed, dealer must take (choose) a trump suit, although this rule is a rarity. In some cases, like Croatia for example; the dealer hands out three cards followed by another three cards and the last two cards are kept face down until the trump suit has been declared or the player passes. Some versions of Belot rules say dealer can cancel the round (and the next player starts as dealer) if he is to pass and he has 7 points or less in their hand, or even without the 7 point limit (if dealer passes, the round is canceled). When trump suit is chosen (from the 6 option above), players can get the remaining 3 cards, so every player has 8 cards in their hand. In most games the last 3 cards are dealt after the bidding to avoid cheating, but can be dealt with the first 5 and not touched. Declarations (announcements) Declarations are particular sets of cards held in players' hands, which give players extra points, if announced! There are three sorts of declarations: 4 cards of the same rank, called "square" 4 Jacks: 200 points 4 nines: 150 points 4 Aces, Ks, Qs and tens (like in all declarations, 10s are weaker than Qs): 100 points (4 sevens and 4 eights are