Botifarra (Catalan pronunciation: [butiˈfarə]) is a point trick-taking card game for four players in fixed partnerships played in Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain,[1] and parts of Aragon, the Balearic Islands[2] and North of the Valencian Country.
It is a historical game also played in many parts of Spain, not only in bars and coffee shops.
[3] The game is closely related to Manille from which it takes the mechanics, but its rules induce deduction and minimise the effects of luck.
Botifarra is played with a Spanish 48-card deck whose suits are Coins, Cups, Swords and Batons running from 1 to 12.
The card order is 9 (high), Ace, King, Horse, Jack, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 (low).
The two piles of cards from the previous hand are simply placed on top of each other and the deck is cut by the next player in order of play.