Misère (French for "destitution"), misere, nullo, bettel, betl, beddl or bettler (German for "beggar"; equivalent terms in other languages include Spanish: contrabola, pobre, and Italian: devole) is a bid in various card games, and the player who bids misère undertakes to win no tricks or as few as possible, usually at no trump, in the round to be played.
In Skat, the bidding can result in a null game, where the bidder wins only if they lose every trick.
In Swedish Whist, by contrast, a null game is one in which both teams try to take the fewest tricks.
[3][4] (This is in contrast to the "normal play condition" in which a player unable to move loses.)
Examples of games that use the misère play condition include Sylver coinage.