CUCU - (a.k.a. Screw Your Neighbor/Chase the Ace) A Crazy Italian Party Game

[@martavaresi1455]

I am Italian and I just want to add that physical violence is accepted and actually encouraged during any italian game. Also, accept that the older members of the family will have NO mercy on the younger members of the family. They will not help or favor kids and they will never, and I mean NEVER let them win.

[@Play-In-Games]

I can attest to the lack of mercy for the young ones! Many tough life lessons have learned during rounds of Cucu.

[@mike-cc3dd]

Love the visual style of your videos.

[@Play-In-Games]

Thanks so much, it means a lot to hear it!

[@saidsalim471]

At the 2:55 mark: Insert Crunchy Cat meme here... "No mercy!" CRUNCH!

[@meggiebeth_writes]

My kids and I just got a Scopa set and in my attempt to learn it, I stumbled upon your channel and found this video! So we played cucu instead 😅. Thanks for existing! Love your content 😊

[@Play-In-Games]

Awesome glad to hear it. Cucù is underrated and a family favorite. Thanks for watching!

[@BeckyS-fn6dz]

My hub is Italian….and the card game he and my son play is Spite and malice …..ever heard of it ….hubbys Italian GR mother taught him the game when a youth …

[@Play-In-Games]

As an Italian American I am intimately aware of both spite and malice 😂. I have played the card game as well but I had assumed it was an American card game and when I played it was with a poker deck. Does your family play it with Italian cards? Great family history thanks for sharing!

[@BeckyS-fn6dz]

Just regular cards….it’s more addicting to my son than anything …. They will play for hours !!

[@Antreus]

What are the additional rules. That’s simple and fun!

[@johntiernan4974]

My family is Brasilian and this game reminds me of the game Dorminhoco, but I can’t wait to play cucù with my family. I love your videos, keep up the great work

[@Play-In-Games]

Nice I’ll have to look into Dorminhoco, if it’s anything like Cucu, it has to be great. Thanks for watching, more to come…

[@stefanofrazzi2799]

Non conoscevo questo gioco 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Bel video

[@Play-In-Games]

Grazie!

[@abfall8619]

We play a game something like this but with three $1 bills. Play continues the same (minus the ghost rule) except that whoever loses his life instead of removing the token from game play, the person who "died" pass one of their "life" dollars over to the person with the highest/winning card. You can end up with extra lives as the game progresses because you gain "lives" from the death of your friends. Play continues with dollars moving back and forth across the table until one by one each play runs out of dollars and dies out of the game and the winner is the person who ends up with all of the money. The most you are out would be $3 and the potential win is the total of all of the players times $3.00. The more the merrier (and wealthier). :)

[@Play-In-Games]

oh, nice! I Iike that variation. It sounds like a fun way to keep the stakes high, but not too high. I'll definitely give it a go the next time I play. Thanks for sharing!

[@jacksonp2397]

I am going to have a lot of fun making rules for this

[@Play-In-Games]

Please share what you come up with!

[@oliverizzard8751]

oooh that ghost rule would be great for a classroom

[@txotumiii8073]

But isnt there a spécial deck for cucu with the "il matto" card?

[@Play-In-Games]

Yes there is a Cuccù deck for an entirely different Italian game. And yes it has the Joker like Il Matto card. It’s possibly the oldest “packaged” card games, as it is produced to play only one game. On the other hand, this videos version of Cucù can be played with any deck including a 52 card one.

[@txotumiii8073]

@@Play-In-Games Ahh thank you! Will you make a Video on how to play with the "il matto" deck? Its what i have and i would like to be able to use it 😅

[@txotumiii8073]

@@Play-In-Games Also how would one get into contact with you about games? I remember I commented on your Salisburgesi Deck Review that id gladly Show you how to play Tarock or other Austrian/Bavaria games but you never replied. I understand if you choose to learn it by yourself tho!

[@Play-In-Games]

@@txotumiii8073 Yes, I have the deck, but I'm really behind and it's later on the list. I will get to it at some point!

[@Play-In-Games]

@@txotumiii8073 You can email me at the address on the channels main info. I hope to get to the German decks/games this winter. Thanks again for the offer and I would love to take you up on it later in the year.

[@amerchemicals]

I notice a cassette tape 👀 wow, it is rare to find that item in 2023 😮

[@Play-In-Games]

Who knows they might just get an LP like renaissance, could be worth holding on to them 🤷‍♂️

[@AresCosmos137]

I love your videos!

[@Play-In-Games]

Thank you so much! Really appreciated!!!

[@JovinGhoul23]

Liked the Zelda decor :)

[@LM-pt1rr]

I love this game

[@Play-In-Games]

Right?!

[@acpollazzo]

Hi I come from Puglia. In my region, when the dealer has a king, then everybody flips their cards without doing any swapping so the lowest card(s) lose their life as usual

[@Play-In-Games]

Great rule!

[@acpollazzo]

@@Play-In-Games oh and also the dealer can decide how many cards to draw from the pile in an odd number so 1, 3, 5 ... don't know why it must be an odd number though ... in your version of the game the dealer can pick only the first from the pile...

[@jeffersonbrent6989]

Is there any place/website you’d recommend for buying Italian style cards?

[@Play-In-Games]

For better or worse, Amazon is the best place to find them in the US. You may be able to find some on Etsy or eBay as well. I’ve also seen a deck sold at some big chains like Walmart, they call it “Scopa” and it has rules for Scopa but you can use it for other great Italian games. Though, nothing beats picking up a deck in a Sicilian Tabacci shop, if you can get the chance. Thanks for watching!

[@ivory9]

What is the font you use in your videos called? Looks very great 👍

[@Play-In-Games]

Thank you. It’s called Mostra. Thanks for watching!

[@Peppersfirst]

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[@Play-In-Games]

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[@Peppersfirst]

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[@Bsnsobscuregames]

New video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@buzzword-valentino]

0:26 mmmm devo dirtelo... Trevisane > Siciliane

[@Play-In-Games]

I respect your opinion. 😀