Scopa 2.1

File	scopa-21-it.hqx
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Version	2.1
Category	Card Game

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Scopa is a Macintosh shareware adaptation of the classic Italian fishing card game of the same name, in which players try to capture cards from a shared table by matching values from their hand. This entry in the MacTrove archive preserves a small, locally distributed Mac build; substantive curator-side documentation is currently limited.About the gameScopa ("broom") is a centuries-old four-player or two-player card game played with the 40-card Italian deck, popular across Italy and emigrant communities. Captures that clear the table earn the eponymous "scopa" point, alongside scoring for most cards, most coins, the seven of coins (settebello), and primiera.Mac shareware contextItalian-language Mac shareware enjoyed a small but devoted niche through the 1990s, with regional authors releasing card and board adaptations that rarely surfaced on the larger US-facing archives. This title belongs to that lineage and is preserved here for completeness.Preservation noteNo Macintosh Garden entry could be located for this exact title at the time of curation, and the funet/Info-Mac mirror does not appear to carry it. The abstract above is intentionally brief and will be expanded if a primary source surfaces.