Card order and points are different if this card is trump or not. The player who played the strongest card wins the trick, and the 4 cards are added to the team points for this hand.Ī trump card is always stronger than a non-trump card. Unlike most game, it is also played counter-clockwise.Įach hand is played in two phases, a bidding phase and a playing phase.ĭuring the bidding phase (see Bidding for more details), the players will determine one suit (Heart, Spade, Diamond, or Club) to be the trump suit for this hand.ĭuring the playing phase, each player plays a card, one after the other. Belote usually plays in several hands, up until one team reach a total score of at least 1000.