Prepare the deck
With three players, use all Jacks, Queens and Kings. With four, add the Aces. The remaining cards form the penalty pile.
Quartets · 3 or 4 players
Quilinhos
de Merda
Pass a card around the table, collect a matching set, and be quick to slap the pile. Play Portuguese rules or the French variation.
Choose your rules
Which version would you like to play?
The choice starts a new match and shows the matching rule differences below.
Changing variant starts a new match
W
West0 kg4 cards
N
North0 kg4 cards
E
East0 kg4 cards
The penalty pileFour of a kind starts the race.
Y
You0 kg4 cards
Round complete
Too slow!
01 How to play · Portuguese rules
Find four.
Slap fast.
These are the base Portuguese rules. Select French above to see its differences after them.
Deal and pass
Deal one card at a time until everyone has four. Starting left of the dealer, pass one card face down clockwise.
Make a set
Hold exactly four cards of one rank to slap the pile.
Race to react
Everyone else slaps as quickly as possible. The last player draws the top penalty card and adds its value to their score.
Count the kilos
Number cards count their face value. Aces count 1. The last player to slap adds the value of the top penalty card to their score.
End the match
The match ends at the chosen point limit. The fewest kilos wins; ties share the honour.
+ Variant differences
The Portuguese rules above provide the starting point. Apply these changes for the selected game.
French rules
- Deck and direction: with four players, use the Twos instead of the Aces. Pass to the right and start with the Queen of Hearts.
- Winning sets: four cards of one suit also qualify. Everyone must be holding four cards before anyone may slap.
- False slap: it can fool another player into drawing a penalty.
- Special penalties: a drawn Seven sends that player's penalty cards back under the pile; an Ace counts 100 kg.
- Match length: play the selected number of rounds instead of stopping at a point limit.