Truco Glossary
Truco's calls come from Spanish, and Playboard translates the buttons so you can jump straight in. But the original words are worth knowing — they're what you'll actually hear at a real table in Buenos Aires or Montevideo, and half the fun is picking them up. Here's how each button maps to its Spanish original.
Raise (Truco)
"Truco" is also the name of the game itself, and the first-level bet call. Tapping Raise on your turn calls Truco and raises the round's value from its default 1 point up to 2 points, if your opponent accepts.
Re-Raise (Retruco)
The second escalation in the Truco chain, raising the round's value to 3 points if accepted. Only available as a response to (or re-raise of) a pending Truco call.
Final Raise (Vale Cuatro)
Literally "worth four." The third and final escalation in the Truco chain, raising the round's value to 4 points if accepted. It's the ceiling — there's no call above it.
Bet (Envido)
A side bet on the strength of your 3-card hand, made before the first trick finishes and settled independently of who wins the round. A lone Envido call is worth 2 points if accepted, 1 if declined.
Bigger Bet (Real Envido)
A stronger version of the Envido call. On its own it's worth 3 points if accepted, 1 if declined — and it can be stacked on top of an Envido call to raise the total further.
Final Bet (Falta Envido)
The biggest Envido-family call. If accepted, the winner scores exactly however many points the closer-to-15 player still needs to finish the match — which can end the game on the spot.
Accept (Quiero)
Spanish for "I want it." Tapping Accept is how you accept a pending Truco or Envido call — the bet locks in at its full value.
Decline (No Quiero)
Spanish for "I don't want it." Tapping Decline is how you decline a pending call. The round (for a Truco decline) or the Envido bet (for an Envido decline) ends immediately, and your opponent collects a smaller consolation value instead of the full raise.
Mano
The player who leads the first card of the round. Being Mano carries a tiebreak privilege: if every trick in the round ends in a parda, the Mano wins the round outright. The Mano seat alternates every round. (In everyday Spanish, "mano" also just means "hand" — you'll sometimes hear it used loosely for a round of cards, but on Playboard, capitalized Mano always refers to the lead-player role specifically.)
Parda
A tied trick — both players played cards of equal strength. A parda doesn't decide the round by itself, but it changes how the remaining tricks are counted toward the win.
Fold (Irse al Mazo)
Literally "to go to the deck." Tapping Fold is how you fold: you throw your hand in and concede the round immediately, and your opponent is awarded whatever the round is currently worth.
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