Blot glossary

Words said at the table — short, as in the game rules. Under each word — how it sounds in Armenian and Russian.

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Pass: “I say nothing, I skip.” Four passes in a row — the bidding is over.; Պաս · Пас
Bidding (bazar): In every deal the pairs bid — who names the trump and how many points they promise to take. Players speak strictly in turn. In Armenian the bidding is “բազար”, hence “Bazar Blot”.; Բազար · Торговля (базар)
Bid: A pair’s promise: a number and a suit (“9 ”) or a number and “no trump”. The number is points in tens: 9 promises 90 or more, cards and combinations together. The smallest bid is 8, the largest 80.; Պատվեր · Ставка
Trump: The suit of the last bid. Rank in trumps: J, 9, A, 10, K, Q, 8, 7.; Կոզըր · Козырь
No trump: A bid with no trump suit (in the game — A, e.g. “10 A”). The ace is worth 19, the bid always counts × 2.; Առանց կոզըրի · Без козыря
Trick: Four cards, one from each player. The highest trump takes the trick; with no trump in it — the highest card of the suit led.; Ձեռք · Взятка
Dealer: Who deals the cards in this deal. The player after the dealer speaks and leads first.; Բաժանող · Сдающий
Contra: The opponents don’t believe the bid. Said only in the bidding, on your turn, instead of “pass”. The bid counts × 2, with no trump × 3.; Քուանշ · Контра
Recontra: The answer to contra, said by the bidding pair. The bid counts × 4, with no trump × 5. Nothing is higher.; Սուր · Реконтра
Made / not made: The bidding pair took what it promised, cards and combinations together — made; less — not made.; Հանեցին / Տակ · Сыграли / не сыграли
Capot: Taking all 8 tricks. A capot bid is worth 25.; Կապուտ · Капут
Reverse capot: The opponents of the bidding pair took all 8 tricks. It is always “not made”.; Թարս կապուտ · Обратный капут
Tierce: Three cards in a row of one suit: 20 points, 2 in the table. Example: 9 10 J.; Թերզ · Терз
Fifty: Four cards in a row of one suit: 50 points, 5 in the table. Example: 10 J Q K.; «50» · «50» (пятьдесят)
Hundred: Five cards in a row of one suit: 100 points, 10 in the table.; «100» · «100» (сто)
Carré: Four cards of a kind in one hand: jacks 200, nines 140, aces 110, tens, kings and queens 100 each. Four sevens or eights don’t count.; 4 թուղթ · Каре
Blot: The king and queen of trumps in one hand: 20, 2 in the table. The game says “blot” for you when you play the first of these cards. No trump — no blot.; Բլոտ · Блот
Reblot: Said when the second card of the blot is played.; Ռեբլոտ · Реблот
“To what?”: Asked by an opponent who has the same kind of combination (tierce against tierce). The answer is the top card without the suit: “to K”.; «Մինչև ո՞րը» · «До какой?»
“Yours passes”: The answer when you give way: you don’t name your height, your combination doesn’t count.; «Քոնն անցավ» · «Твой прошёл»
“Mine — to A”: The answer with the real height of your combination — no lying. The game decides by the real cards who passes.; «Իմը՝ մինչև A» · «Мой — до A»