Konter a Matt jack 1, 10 and 9 nothing. At the beginning of one game, the trump suit is fixed. Additionally, three cards are always trumps: the queens of spades Q, hearts Q and diamonds Q are always trumps. This is what gave the name to the game: the two queens of hearts Q and diamonds Q are the two Kontra trumps, the queen of spades Q is the “Matt”. As a consequence, in a match, depending on which suit is the trump, there are nine or eight trumps, four possibilities, the value of the cards is as follows (from highest to lowest,
French tarot rules also allow a player to declare a "maldonne" if their hand has no trumps, or fewer than a given number of combined trumps and face cards. The players look at the cards they have been dealt, and an auction begins, starting from the player to the right of the dealer, as all action proceeds counter-clockwise. By bidding, a player states his confidence that he will be able to meet a set contract (see below) and sets the terms by which they will try to do so. If a player does not wish to bid, they may "pass" but may