Crapette

/kræˈpɛt/ noun

Definition

A solitaire card game played with a single deck, similar to Klondike but with different rules for building foundation piles.

Etymology

From French, possibly diminutive form related to 'craps' (the dice game) or from French slang. The term emerged in early 20th-century gaming parlance.

Kelly Says

Card game names tell fascinating stories about culture—'crapette' is essentially a French variation on English solitaire games, showing how games traveled and mutated across the Atlantic!

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