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=== Cuccù === {{main|Cuccù}} The modern deck comprises 40 cards, comprising two copies of 20 distinct cards, in the ranking (highest to lowest): {| class="wikitable" |- align="center" | style="background: #90EE90;" colspan="3" | '''Card names and actions in Cuccù''' |- ! Card name ! Italian ! Action on being challenged |- | Cuckoo | ''Cucco'' (XV) | Holder says "Cuckoo!" and no exchange takes place |- | Hunter (XIIII) {{efn|Inscription: ''Hai pigliato bragon''.}} | ''Bum, Tuff'' {{efn|''Bum'' and ''Tuff'' mean "bang", simulating the hunter's gun.}} | Holder says "Bang!", no exchange takes place and the exchanger loses a counter |- | Horse (XIII) | ''Salta, Cavallo'' {{efn|Inscription: ''Salta'', a horse [[rampant]].}} | Holder neighs and exchanger must try and swap with the next in line |- | Cat (XII) | ''Gnaf'' {{efn|Inscription: ''Gnao''.}} | Holder miaows; exchanger loses a counter. Earlier exchanges may be reversed |- | Tavern (XI) | ''Taverna'' {{efn|Inscription: ''Fermatevi alquanto''.}} | Holder says "Will you stay a while?" Exchanger may try to encourage a swap |- | '''I''' – '''X''' | ''I – X'' | Cards exchanged |- | Nulla | ''Nulla'' | Cards exchanged |- | Pail {{efn|Inscription: ''Secchia meno di nulla''.}} | ''Secchio'' | Cards exchanged |- | Mask {{efn|Inscription: ''Mascherone manco di secchia''.}} | ''Maschera'' | Cards exchanged |- | Lion {{efn|No inscription, a [[lion rampant]] ''added in the early 19th-century''.}} | ''Leone'' | Cards exchanged |- | The Fool {{efn|The Fool has no fixed place in the sequence.}} | ''Matto'' | Depends on situation |} In modern Italy, the game is played with original rules only in the small [[Abruzzi]] towns of [[Campli]] and [[Montorio al Vomano]], both in the [[Teramo]] province. The same cards are also used in [[Brescia]] and [[Bergamo]] provinces but for a completely different, trick-taking game.
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