Scopa

Scopa (meaning "broom" or "to sweep") is a very popular card game here in Sicily and is played with a traditional deck of Sicilian cards.

In a Sicilian deck, the cards have four suites:

Bastoni (clubs)
Spade (spades)
Aremi or Denari (coins)
Coppe (cups)

The value of each card is represented by the number of objects on the card (1-7)

There are also three character cards for each suite:

La Donna (The Woman/Maiden) = 8 points
Il Cavallo (The Horse) = 9 points
Il Re (The King) = 10 points

If you don't have any Sicilian cards on hand, normal playing cards can be substituted. Just pull out the Jack, Queen, and King, and designate one of the suites to be the "coin" suite.