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Piquet
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Version
1.0.0.2
Piquet is a very old game. It was well established by
1650 with similar rules to the present ones (it
differed in using a 36 card pack with a 12 card talon,
elder hand being allowed to change 7 cards, and a
partie was ended by the first to reach 100, a variant
still sometimes played). It was mentioned by Rabelais
in 1535 although whether this was the same game is
unclear. It has retained its popularity to the present
day as one of the best and most skilful card games for
two players. The rules described are those published
by Cavendish in 1882.
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