Burraco online for free, no sign-up and nothing to download
To play Burraco online for free just open www.fantacarte.it on your phone, tablet or computer: no programs to install, no apps to download and no sign-up required. You play with two or with four in pairs, with friends at a private table, with other players in the rooms or against the computer. FantaCarte also has Scala 40 and Scopa.
FantaCarte at a glance
| Game | Italian Burraco, with two decks, jokers and pinelle, pozzetti and clean, semi-clean and dirty burracos. There are also Scala 40 and Scopa (with Scopone, Scopa d'assi and Cirulla). |
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| Price | Free. No playing for money: no stakes and no betting. |
| Download | Nothing: you play in the browser (Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox). |
| Devices | Phone, tablet and computer: Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows and Mac. Portrait and landscape. |
| Sign-up | Not needed: you join as a guest with a nickname. If you like, you save your profile with Google or an email address. |
| Players | 2, one against one, or 4 in pairs. 3 with the computer as the fourth. |
| Games | Quick to 505 points, classic to 1005, long to 2005. |
| With friends | Private table with a 4-letter code or a link to send on WhatsApp. |
| On your own | Against the computer, or with a guided game that explains the moves. |
| Extras | Evening tournament at 9 pm, leaderboards, levels, clubs, daily challenges and table chat with moderators. |
Where to play Burraco online
There are three ways to play Burraco on the internet:
- Programs to download to your computer: they install on Windows or Mac and usually ask you to register before playing.
- Apps for phones and tablets: you download them from Google Play or the App Store and they work only on that device.
- Sites you play in the browser, like FantaCarte: open the page and play. The same profile works on your phone and your computer, and to play with a friend you just send them a link.
FantaCarte is an Italian card game site designed for people who want to play right away, on their phone too, just like at the kitchen table.
Three games, one place
Burraco
With two, one against one, or with four in pairs. Choose the quick game to 505 points, the classic to 1005 or the long one to 2005. With pozzetti, pinelle and clean, semi-clean and dirty burracos.
Scala 40
One against one, with two decks and four jokers. To open you need 40 points melded in the same turn; whoever closes takes no points and whoever reaches 101 loses.
Scopa
With Neapolitan cards, one against one to 11 or 21 points, or with four in Scopone. There are also Scopa d'assi and Cirulla. The rules are in Scopa rules.
How to play on FantaCarte
Play now
Choose Burraco, Scala 40 or Scopa and tap "Play now": the game finds you a free seat at a table.
The rooms
In each room you see the open tables, who's playing and how many seats are left. You sit wherever you like.
With friends
Open a private table and send the 4-letter code or the link on WhatsApp. You can also add friends in the game and see when they're online.
Against the computer
In every game you can challenge the CPU, which plays by the same rules and without seeing your cards.
Guided game
Don't know the rules? A guided game against the computer explains the moves one at a time, for Burraco, Scala 40 and Scopa.
Watch games
You can watch games in progress and write in the chat, without seeing the players' cards.
Scala 40 in brief
- It's played with two French decks and 4 jokers (108 cards); each player gets 13 cards.
- Melds are runs in the same suit (the ace goes before the 2 or after the king, but runs don't wrap around) and three or four of a kind of the same rank in different suits. The joker replaces any card.
- To open you must meld, in the same turn, melds worth at least 40 points. You can open even before drawing.
- After opening you can pick up the last discarded card, but you must use it straight away, and you can add cards to every meld on the table, including your opponent's. If you hold the card a joker is replacing, you can take the joker.
- Whoever runs out of cards closes. The closer takes no points; the other takes the points of the cards in hand (joker 25, ace 11, face cards 10), or 100 if they hadn't opened, and double if you close «in hand». Whoever reaches 101 points loses.
- Made a wrong move? Until you discard, Cancel takes the turn back.
Cards shuffled and drawn truly at random
Every round the deck is shuffled with a cryptographic random number generator, and every card you draw is chosen at random from those left at the moment you draw. Nobody picks the cards: not the players, not the CPU, not the game. And nobody sees your cards.
Not just games
- Evening tournament every night at 9 pm, knockout: one day Burraco, the next day Scala 40.
- Levels and leaderboards separate for Burraco, Scala 40 and Scopa, weekly and all time.
- Clubs: create your team with a name and crest, or join your friends', and climb the club leaderboard.
- Daily challenges and daily streaks, with frames and styles to unlock.
- Table chat with quick phrases, and moderators who keep insults and swearing away.
- Turn timer: if someone steps away, the CPU plays in their place and the game doesn't get stuck.
- Table themes, sounds and a voice alert when it's your turn. Works in portrait and landscape.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I play Burraco online for free?
On FantaCarte (www.fantacarte.it) you can play Burraco online for free in your browser, on phone, tablet or computer: there's no program or app to download and you can join as a guest, without signing up. You play with two or with four in pairs, with friends at a private table, with other players in the rooms or against the computer.
Is FantaCarte free? Do I need to sign up?
Yes, and there's no playing for money. You join as a guest, without signing up, by choosing a nickname; if you like, you can then save your profile with Google or an email address to enter the leaderboards, the evening tournament and clubs.
Which games can I play?
Burraco, with two or with four in pairs, in games to 505, 1005 or 2005 points; Scala 40, one against one: you open with 40 points and whoever reaches 101 points loses; and Scopa, with classic Scopa, Scopone scientifico, Scopa d'assi and Cirulla.
Can I play Burraco online without downloading anything?
Yes. FantaCarte opens in the browser (Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox) on Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and iPad. If you like you can add it to your Home Screen and it opens full screen like an app, but you don't have to.
Can I play against the computer?
Yes, in every game: you can start a game or follow the guided one.
Are the cards really random?
Yes: the deck is shuffled every round and every card drawn is chosen at random from those left. Nobody sees anyone else's cards, not even the CPU.
Where can I find the rules?
For Burraco there's the Burraco rules page, with scoring, the pozzetto and closing explained simply, and the tips to win. The Scala 40 rules are summarised above and, in full, on the Scala 40 rules page.
How do I play with friends?
Open a private table and send the code or the link on WhatsApp: here's how.