The Belote table we wanted to play at
We grew up playing Belote at kitchen tables — the real French game, with the arguments about who should have taken at spades. Every online version we tried got something wrong: a bot that clearly saw our hand, a game that froze the moment someone's phone died, house "rules" that weren't the rules we knew. So we built our own.
Coming soon
Build your own Belote — and publish it for the world to play
Every region plays Belote a little differently, and soon you won't have to settle for ours. We're building a rules studio where you craft your own set of Belote rules — target score, which declarations count, coinche or not, all your house quirks — and then publish your game so anyone can sit down and play it. Share a link, gather your table, and climb the charts. The variant you grew up with, finally online — created by you.
Want early access? Tell us at [email protected] and we'll ping you the moment it's live.
The bot is not allowed to see your cards
Our opponent bot receives exactly the information you do — the cards on the table and what has already been played — and nothing else. It never gets a peek at your hand.
To still play well, it reasons the way a strong human does: it imagines many plausible deals of the hidden cards that are consistent with everything it has seen — who followed suit, who couldn't, who trumped — and picks the move that scores best across all of them. It counts cards; it does not read yours. When it takes a trick you didn't expect, it's because it inferred a void three tricks ago, and you can go back and see exactly how.
Your phone dies mid-hand. Nothing breaks.
Close the tab, walk through a tunnel, let your battery go — your seat stays yours and the score is safe on the server. While you're gone the game keeps moving so your partner and opponents aren't stuck staring at a spinner, and the instant you're back you drop straight into the live hand.
The real French rules, argued over line by line
This is classic French Belote, not a regional house variant relabelled. Take at the up-card's suit or name another; follow suit but you're never forced to over-take a partner who's already winning; you must cut when void and over-cut on a trump lead. Declarations are announced by the players who hold them — belote, sequences and carrés — and only the best-announced meld scores, the way it does at a real table.
All of that lives in one place: a rules engine covered by dozens of tests that runs on the server, so the game is the referee and no client can bend a score.
Coins for the fun of a stake, never for cash
You can play Belote forever for free. Coins exist so a hand can carry a little weight — but you can't cash them out, trade them or turn them back into money. It's a card-game rivalry, not a casino, and we'd rather be clear about that up front.
Tournaments & prizes Coming soon
Ready for real competition? Soon you'll be able to join weekly and monthly tournaments across every format — classic Belote, Coinche, and Coinche All-Trumps / No-Trumps. Battle through the brackets, win more games, and climb the standings against players who take Belote as seriously as you do.
The deeper you run, the bigger the payoff — amazing prizes will be on the line for the sharpest tables. Whether you're chasing a quick weekly win or grinding toward the monthly crown, there'll always be a tournament seat waiting with your name on it.
Questions people actually ask us
Does the bot cheat by looking at my hand?
No. It only ever receives the public state of the table — the same view you'd get looking over a stranger's shoulder — and infers the rest by simulating the hidden cards. That's why it feels sharp without feeling unfair.
What happens if I lose connection during a game?
Your seat is held and your score is kept on the server. The hand continues so nobody's left waiting, and you rejoin the live game the moment you reconnect — on the same device or another one.
Is this real Belote, or a simplified version?
It's the full classic French game — proper bidding, the follow-and-cut rules, player-announced declarations, capot and a match to 501. Nothing is dumbed down.
Do I need to sign up or install anything?
No. Tap "Continue as guest" and you're dealt in within seconds, right in your browser. Link an account later if you want your progress saved across devices, or install it as an app from your browser's menu.
Are the coins real money?
No. Coins are for social play only — they're never cashable, tradable or withdrawable, and you never need them to keep playing.
Can I create and publish my own Belote rules?
Soon. We're building a rules studio where you'll design your own Belote variant — target score, declarations, coinche, your house quirks — and publish it so others can play your game. Want early access? Email us.