The winner is the first person to a set amount of points or the player with the highest points score after a set number of hands have been played (the target scores/hands are agreed before starting a game).

Points are scored as follows:

• 1 point for making a scopa (except on final play when deck is exhausted)
• 1 point for capturing more cards than your opponent (if 20/20 no points awarded)
• 1 point for capturing more diamonds (coins) than your opponent (if 5/5 no points awarded)
• 1 point for capturing the 7 of diamonds, known as the settebello
• 1 point for building the best primiera, or special combination of the best cards in each suit (more on this below)

The primiera is a sequence of your best four cards from each suit. The player who has the best sequence or combination wins one point. In order to assess which sequence is the best, cards are given a different primiera value as follows:

• 7s (the most valuable cards) are worth 21
• 6s (second best) are worth 18
• As (aces) are worth 16
• 5s are worth 15
• 4s are worth 14
• 3s are worth 13
• 2s are worth 12
• 8s, 9s and 10s (i.e. any picture card) are worth 10

Note that these special values are only used to assess which is the best primiera, and have no bearing on the other point scoring. 7s are clearly of most value to a primiera yet a player can still win the primera point with only one 7 captured (e.g. if you have all the 6’s and one 7 and your opponent has three 7s but no cards at all in the fourth suit, your total will be higher). In the event of a draw on primiera scoring, no primera point will be awarded to either player.