Bezique

/bɪˈziːk/ noun

Definition

A card game played with a 64-card deck, popular in 18th and 19th-century Europe, involving specific card combinations for scoring.

Etymology

From French 'bésigue,' possibly derived from Italian 'bassetta' or of uncertain origin; became a fashionable parlor game among European aristocracy.

Kelly Says

Bezique was so popular that it literally appears in Victorian novels and letters—imagine a card game being as culturally significant as video games are today!

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