The Seven Contracts
There are five negative and two positive contracts in Barbu and all are trick-taking games with the exception of domino. For trick-taking contracts, declarer leads a card to the opening trick and play passes clockwise with each player following suit if able, or otherwise playing a card in a different suit. All contracts are played at no trump, with the exception of trump. The total scores for all seven contracts taken together add up to zero, although variations exist where this is not the case (see variations below). The seven contracts are:
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