♠ Mexico Club
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Online card game

Mexico — the classic 3-player trump card game

Mexico (Meksiko), also known as Gangsters, is a trick-taking card game for three players. Bid for the contract, pick trump, and fight for every trick. Mexico Club is where you play it online with people around the world.

If you grew up with Preference, Tablić, or Uno, Mexico belongs to that same family of card tables — cards, bidding, and an all-or-nothing Mexico bid. Mexico Club hosts Mexico only; it does not offer Preference, Tablić, or Uno.

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Watch a round

A short replay of bidding, trump pick, and two tricks — the same table you will see in the game.

How to play Mexico

The rules used at Mexico Club. Open a section to read more.

Basics

Players: 3 players.

Deck: 32 cards (7 through Ace) in hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades.

Goal: be the first to reach 51 points.

Card rank

When taking tricks, cards rank from strongest to weakest:

  • Ace — 11 (strongest card)
  • King — 14
  • Queen — 13
  • Jack — 12
  • 10 — 10
  • 9 — 9
  • 8 — 8
  • 7 — 7 (weakest card)
Dealing

The dealer deals around the table (counter-clockwise, or as the software deals).

Each player receives 10 cards.

Talon: 2 cards are left face down in the center of the table.

Bidding

After the deal, players bid how many tricks they think they can take.

  • Opening: the player on lead must bid at least 5.
  • Raising: the next player may bid higher (6, 7, 8, 9) or say NEXT and drop out of this deal’s bidding.
  • End: bidding continues until two players have said NEXT. The remaining highest bid wins.
  • Mexico (10): a Mexico bid commits to taking all 10 tricks. The talon is not taken, and the hand is played without trump.
Talon and trump

The auction winner (unless they bid Mexico) then:

  • Takes the 2 talon cards and shows them to the others.
  • Discards 2 cards from hand into the scrap (face down, unseen), so the hand is 10 cards again.
  • Chooses trump: spades, hearts, clubs, or diamonds.
Playing tricks

The auction winner leads the first card. The others must follow these rules:

  • Follow suit: you must play a card of the suit that was led.
  • Cut with trump: if you have none of the led suit, you must play a trump.
  • Any card: if you have neither the led suit nor trump, you may play any card (it cannot win the trick).

Who wins the trick?

  • The strongest card of the led suit, if no trump was played.
  • If someone cut, the strongest trump played wins.

The player who wins the trick leads the next one.

Scoring

After all 10 tricks, count how many each player took:

  • Made: if the auction winner took at least as many tricks as they bid, they score that many points.
  • Fell: if they took fewer, they fall. Their total is reduced by the bid (for example, bid 7 and took 6 → −7).
  • The other two (Gangsters): they score exactly the tricks they took, whether the bidder made or fell.

The game ends when a player goes over 51 points at the end of a deal. If more than one player does so in the same deal, the highest score wins.

Why Mexico Club?

Player features on Mexico Club — public tables, friends, tournaments, and progression.

Public games

Jump into a match and compete with players worldwide.

Mini game

A quicker race to 10 points when you want a shorter table.

Private rooms

Invite friends and play together in your own private game.

Party

Gather a group, chat together, and start games from one place.

Friends

Send requests and keep private conversations with other players.

Tournaments

Register, follow live brackets, and climb the hall of fame.

Leaderboards

Compare all-time, monthly, mini, and tournament standings.

Match history

Review recent games and placements from your profile.

Chat

Talk at the table, in the lobby, in a party, or with a friend.

Table gifts

Send drinks, flowers, jewelry, or an emoji across the table.

Card decks

Pick a deck skin in profile settings and play with your look.

Install the app

Add Mexico Club to your phone or desktop as a PWA.

English & Serbian

Switch language any time — the table stays the same.

Badges

Nine achievements you can earn at the table. Counts stack when you repeat the feat.

El Mexicano

Won a Mexico bid — all 10 tricks!

Kamikaze

Fell on a Mexico bid — the most expensive fall in the game.

Jinx

Fell on a bid of five.

Sniper

Bid 5–9 and took exactly that many tricks.

Predator

Took 5+ tricks as a defender and broke the bid.

Striker

Won the bid and made it three rounds in a row.

Cursed

Failed the bid three rounds in a row.

Invincible

Won three games in a row.

Marathoner

Played 100 games.

XP titles

Fifteen ranks from Gringo to El México. Title XP comes from public and mini games only: 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place. Your rank never drops.

1st +20 XP 2nd +5 XP 3rd −10 XP No demotion

1. Gringo

A beginner still learning the rules — often overbids and charges a weak talon.

0 XP

2. El Cauteloso

Plays extremely carefully, takes only safe hands, and never takes a risk.

10 XP

3. Cazador del Talón

Bids at any cost just to see the two hidden talon cards.

100 XP

4. Licitador Sombrío

Raises the bid only to push opponents into the minus.

1,000 XP

5. El Destructor

Specialist at taking the initiative and bringing down the player who won the bid.

2,000 XP

6. El Compadre

Partners flawlessly with another player to drop whoever took the auction.

5,000 XP

7. Rey de Triunfos

Master of clearing the table — first draws every trump, then plays the strong cards.

7,000 XP

8. La Navaja

Always has a trump ready to cut an opponent's Ace or King at the right moment.

10,000 XP

9. Amo del Tempo

Controls who holds the lead and who throws the first card next.

13,000 XP

10. El Apostador

Trouble at the table — regularly bids 8 or 9 on risky cards and plays on the edge.

15,000 XP

11. Sin Triunfos

Makes a high bid and still takes the hands with a weak trump holding.

17,000 XP

12. El Cártel

Reads the whole table, keeps a stable score, and almost never falls.

20,000 XP

13. La Sombra

Reads other players' cards and calculates the outcome before throwing a card.

30,000 XP

14. Don del Talón

Dominates the standings and keeps the game under complete control.

50,000 XP

15. El México

The highest rank — reserved for masters who announce Mexico and win in style.

100,000 XP

Community guidelines

Mexico Club brings players together from all over the world. Toxic or disrespectful behavior is strictly forbidden and will result in a ban.

Be kind, have fun, and help us build a welcoming community for everyone.

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