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  2. Whist - Wikipedia

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    As Whist is the simplest form of Triumph played with full 52 card pack and developed formal rules, it formed the basis of many subsequent trick-taking games. McLeod classifies this family into a number of sub-groups: the auction whist, Boston, classic whist and exact bidding groups, and games played by numbers of players other than four. The ...

  3. Swedish whist - Wikipedia

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    Swedish whist is played by four players in teams of two using a standard 52-card pack, typically of the Modern Swedish pattern. Cards rank in their natural order, aces high. The first dealer is chosen by lot and then rotates after each deal. The dealer deals all the cards, one by one. [2]

  4. Game of the Day: Whist - AOL

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    A standard 52 card pack is used. The Whist cards in each suit rank from highest to lowest: A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. Whist is played by four players, who play in two partnerships with the ...

  5. Standard 52-card deck - Wikipedia

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    The standard 52-card deck [citation needed] of French-suited playing cards is the most common pack of playing cards used today. The main feature of most playing card decks that empower their use in diverse games and other activities is their double-sided design, where one side, usually bearing a colourful or complex pattern, is exactly ...

  6. Play Whist Online for Free - AOL.com

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    Play the classic trick-taking card game. Lead with your strongest suit and work with your partner to get 2 points per hand. Play Whist Online for Free - AOL.com

  7. List of card games by number of cards - Wikipedia

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    Where two or more packs are listed, games may be predominantly played with just one pack as indicated at the relevant article. The composition is indicated in brackets thus: (suits x cards) e.g. (4 x AKQJT) means 4 suits each containing the Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten.

  8. Call-ace Whist - Wikipedia

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    Call-ace whist is played with a standard 52-card pack, traditionally of the Danish pattern which includes 3 Jokers that are used in the game. Cards rank in their natural order , Aces high. In some rules, aces are low in the negative contracts .

  9. List of playing-card nicknames - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of nicknames used for individual playing cards of the French-suited standard 52-card pack. Sometimes games require the revealing or announcement of cards, at which point appropriate nicknames may be used if allowed under the rules or local game culture. King (K): Cowboy, [1] Monarch [1] King of Clubs (K ♣): Alexander [2]