Mus. It is one of the oldest Spanish Card games , originating from the Basque provinces in Spain. “Mus” is a Basque voice from the French mouche (“fly”). Along with Tute, Mus is one of the most popular and popular card games in Spain .
Summary
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- 1 Origin and history
- 2 Description
- 1 3 as King
- 2 2 as Ace
- 3 Purpose of the game
- 4 Rules of Mus
- 1 Large
- 2 Girl
- 3 Pairs
- 4 Signs in the Mus
- 5 The Mus Game ends
- 6 The Game of Mus ends
- 7 Source
Origin and history
It is a game of Spanish playing cards whose Basque origin there are no great discussions between authors. There is already a first documentary reference that dates back to the year 1745 in the trilingual dictionary (Euskera-Castelleno-Latin), where it is quoted by the Basque and Jesuit philologist Don Manuel de Larramendi.
Description
The mus is usually played between 4 players who compete against each other in pairs arranged around a game table, players of different pairs being placed alternately in the order of play. It is also possible to play individually, or in teams of 3 players, although these modalities are rare.
It is a game of medium-long duration theoretically, and in any case it is a game that can never end in a single hand or deal of cards, but whose achievement will be given by the sum of points as detailed in the corresponding section.
In the 8 kings mus there are two peculiarities regarding the composition of the deck:
3 as King
For all purposes, the four threes of the deck will be considered as kings. This assumes as a result that you will be playing with a deck that has eight kings.
2 as Ace
For all purposes, the four twos of the deck will be considered aces. This assumes as a result that a deck of eight aces will be played.
Objective of the game
In the mus, the couple that first wins three games of 30 or 40 points each wins.
To achieve these 30 or 40 points that must be obtained in each of these games by a couple, all the hands or partial games (in short, card deals) that are necessary will be played, accumulating the points based on to the criteria and rules described in the corresponding section.
Rules of the Mus
Once the person who will be in charge of the distribution of cards has been designated by lottery, the person delivers four cards to each of the participants, always one by one and counterclockwise , that is, from right to left.
In the Mus there are five main sets and one accessory, which are scored based on the cards that are held and also on the bets. The main sets are as follows:
Big
The player who has the highest number of cards in his hands will win this set, both in the event that the bets have been wanted or held, and in the event that the rally is in progress. The major denominated cards are, in decreasing sense: King and Three, Horse , Jack, Seven, Six, Five, Four, and Two and Ace . This means that the King and Three are worth exactly the same, so there are eight Kings in the game.
Girl
This cast will be for the player with the fewest cards, both in the event that the raids have been wanted or held, and in the event that the move is in progress. The minor cards in decreasing sense are: Ace and Two, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Jack, Horse, and Three and King, from which it follows that Ace and Two are exactly the same; that is, there are eight Aces at stake.
Pairs
This cast bears some relation to the game of Poker, since the player with the greatest pairs, double pairs, trios or poker (four of the same value) wins.
Signs in the Mus
Given the impossibility of showing the cards to the game partner, there are in Mus a series of accepted signs that can be used to keep him informed of the possibilities of play. They are as follows:
- Close your eyes: you have nothing interesting.
- Biting the Lower Lip: indicates that you have pairs of Kings.
- Show the Tip of the Language: it means that you have pairs of Aces.
- Twisting the Lips to the Side: it is an indication that they are wearing stockings and, if the signal of the two Kings or the two Aces is made next, it indicates that the stockings are of Kings or Aces.
- Raise the Eyebrows : they carry doubles below it is indicated if they are of Kings or Aces making the specific signal of those combinations.
- Putting the Lips Together Outwards: it also indicates that they have doubles, and if then the eyebrows are raised it means that they will be tall.
- Wink an Eye: Indicates that it takes 31 in the Game.
- Wink When Nobody Takes Game: indicates that 30 are taken in the No Game.
End of the Mus Game
The game lasts until one of the two teams achieves 40 kids, that is, 8 moorings. At that moment, the game ends, scoring with a line on the outside or bottom of the chamber corresponding to the winning team.
The Game of Mus ends
Normally, the game ends when one of the two teams has managed to score four games, although there are games that are arranged in advance to three or six games.
