La Corrida
La Corrida's Picante Levels Explained
Ten Picante levels, one new rule each: what changes at every step and how to play around it.
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Published October 17, 2026
Quick answer
Each level adds one rule and keeps the ones below
Picante is La Corrida's difficulty. Picante 1 opens after your first cleared journey, and each level opens when you clear the one before it. Each level adds one harder rule and keeps every rule below it, from starting a heart down to rivals that cost a heart more.
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Picante is how La Corrida gets harder once you can clear a night. Every level adds one rule and keeps the ones below it, so Picante 7 plays all seven. Here is each rule in the order the levels add it.
01.
Picante 1: Una menos
You start the night a heart down.
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Rest stops matter more: plan one before the boss.
02.
Picante 2: Rival duro pega
Losing to a tough rival costs one more heart.
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Skip tough rivals unless your hand of tricks is ready.
03.
Picante 3: Colmado caro
The colmado charges more for tricks, supplies and the malta, and a won table pays less.
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Spend on the trick that fits your build, not on everything.
04.
Picante 4: Rival abre
Every rival goes first. Bosses keep their own rules.
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You answer more than you lead: keep your hand flexible.
05.
Picante 5: Dos menos
You start another heart down.
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A rest and a malta are worth more than a trick tonight.
06.
Picante 6: Jefe apura
Bosses push their rule harder: it comes sooner or more often, and El Super and La Bodeguera ask for more. El Rey del Parque's park rules stay the same.
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Save the Escudo for the boss, and check the boss's card: it says the new number.
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Picante 7: Mano pesada
You're dealt 8 tiles every hand (not at El Rey del Parque's table).
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One more tile to shed: drop the heavy ones early.
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Picante 8: Jefe pega
Losing a boss series costs one more heart.
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Reach the boss with hearts to spare.
09.
Picante 9: Descanso corto
Rest stops heal one heart less.
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Lean on the colmado's malta to heal.
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Picante 10: Sin perdón
Losing to a regular rival costs one more heart.
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Every table counts now: no easy stops.
Bring this to the table
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Each Picante level adds one rule and keeps every rule below it.
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Clear a level to open the next one.
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Jefe apura pushes most bosses' rules harder: the boss's card at the table shows the new number.
Questions from the table
How do I unlock Picante levels in La Corrida?
Clear a journey to open Picante 1. Each level after that opens when you clear a journey on the level before it.
Do Picante rules stack?
Yes. Each level keeps every rule below it, so a journey on Picante 7 plays the first seven rules together.
