Online Burraco: 3 Great Sites Where You Can Play It

In recent years, the fashion for online burraco has literally exploded. Sites, programs and apps have proliferated that allow users from around the world or friends to challenge each other to the game of burraco.

For my part, at the ripe old age of 28, I can proudly say that I am a true burraco enthusiast! This passion was passed on to me by my parents, inveterate players and frequenters of the most fearsome tournaments in my town.

Since the lockdown forced me away from them, I have been working to keep my hand in, which is why I have been looking for sites where I can play burraco online. I have selected them for you, but first I would like to remind you that in between online burraco games, you could try our digital MysterU escape rooms: whether you are alone or in a group, it is definitely an original idea to turn some boring weekends around with a different entertainment! So, I recommend you take a tour of our site!

Before I list my favorite sites, a brief review of the rules, for those new to the game.

Burraco: The Rules of the Game

• The goal of burraco is to close before your opponent by finishing the cards you have in your hand, but you can only close a game if you have made burraco, that is, if you have at least a minimum 7-card straight.
• The game turn is made up of 4 possible actions: draw from the card deck, take the discard pile (it all has to be taken), “drop,” that is, put down ladders or sets of cards, and discard a card. Drawing and discarding are always mandatory.
• It will not be enough to close once, because the first closing gives access to the “cockpit,” which is an additional 11-card deck. The game ends when a player closes by ending his or her “well” as well.

For a more detailed explanation, we refer you to this site.

Here are the 5 sites where you can play Burraco online

• BurracoOn is perhaps the best known, playable on computers, tablets and smartphones. Free registration is required to play, at which point you play either with friends or with online users. The interface is certainly appealing and clear. There is also an overall leaderboard, where you can compare your score with other users. On BurracoOn you can also choose from different game modes, join tables for quick games, and view current starts, which can be a good way to learn if you are just starting out.
  
• Burraconline.com is another game site for online burraco, but it requires a program download. Once downloaded, free registration must be done and then the virtual room that has tables available must be selected.
  
• Games stars is an aggregator site of many games, among which there is a viable version of online burraco. Again, registration is required, but there is no downloading involved. The advantage of this site is the ability to fully customize the gaming experience, choosing table background or background music, for example. To participate in the games you need to have “tickets,” which are like “lives”: under normal conditions, you can have a maximum of 6 and once used they recharge by 1 every half hour. To have the opportunity to have more tickets, subscriptions can be taken out. Also connected to this is a system of tokens, obtained through participation in community games or activities, which are used to buy tickets or access prizes.

These were the 3 sites where you can play burraco online.

Don’t forget, if you feel like trying your hand at an online game, you can try our digital MsyterU escape rooms: these are not classic escape games, but true investigative and puzzle-solving experiences, entirely playable online.

I really have to go now, my mother is waiting for me at an online table…