Two-player Armenian Blot
Not everyone has three other players available. The two-player mode keeps the Armenian bidding and scoring and rebuilds the deal around a head-to-head game.
It shares a rating with the four-player game, so a session against one opponent still moves your Armenian ranking.
A shorter deck
- Two players, no partners
- The sevens and eights come out, leaving a 24-card deck
- Only 16 of those cards are dealt and played
- A card is turned up to offer trump, as in the French game
The cards nobody was dealt
Eight cards are never dealt — and they are not simply ignored. Their value is counted at trump and credited to whoever wins the hand, shown as a separate line when the deal is scored. A close deal can turn on that leftover, so it is worth remembering which cards never appeared.
Card values
| Card | Plain suit | Trump | No-trump |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | 11 | 19 |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| K | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Q | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| J | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| 9 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sevens and eights are not in this deck, but they are worth nothing anyway. All-trump uses the trump column.
Winning a deal
- The taker must strictly outscore the defender — matching them is not enough
- A failed contract hands the defender a flat 162, plus both sides' belote and competitive runs
- A failed taker keeps nothing
- Four-of-a-kinds do not score in this mode
Scoring
Armenian scoring — divided by ten, rounded, match to 101 — the same scale as the four-player game, which is what lets both feed one rating.
Common questions
Does two-player Blot affect my rating?
Yes. It shares the Armenian rating bucket with the four-player game, so results from both move the same ranking and count toward the Armenian tournament.
Why remove the sevens and eights?
With two players a full 32-card deck leaves too little in play to matter. Removing the eight worthless cards keeps every deal dense with real points.
Play a hand
Free to play. No install, no ads between hands, no betting.