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All fours is a traditional English card game, once popular in pubs and taverns as well as among the gentry, that flourished as a gambling game until the end of the 19th century. It is a trick-taking card game that was originally designed for two players, but developed variants for more players.
Cinch, also known as Double Pedro or High Five, is an American trick-taking card game of the all fours family derived from Auction Pitch via Pedro. [1] Developed in Denver, Colorado in the 1880s, [2] it was soon regarded as the most important member of the all fours family in the USA, but went out of fashion with the rise of Auction Bridge. [3]
Pedro is an American trick-taking card game of the all fours family based on auction pitch.Its most popular variant is known as cinch, double Pedro or high five which was developed in Denver, Colorado, around 1885 [1] and soon regarded as the most important American member of the all fours family.
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All four or All fours may refer to: All fours (human position) All fours (card game), 17th-century game still played today that gave rise to the All Fours family; A concept in commanding precedent; All Fours, by Bosse-de-Nage; On All Fours, album; All Fours, a 2024 novel by Miranda July
Pitch (or "high low jack") is an American trick-taking game equivalent to the British blind all fours which, in turn, is derived from the classic all fours (US: seven up). Historically, pitch started as "blind all fours", a very simple all fours variant that is still played in England as a pub game. [ 1 ]
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Smear (also known as Schmier) is a North-American trick-taking card game of the all fours group, [1] and a variant of pitch (setback). Several slightly different versions are played in Michigan, Minnesota, Northern and Central Iowa, Wisconsin and also in Ontario, Canada.