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Piquet

An elegant French card game dating to the 16th century. Using a 32-card deck, players compete through declarations and trick-taking in a sophisticated duel of wits.

Popularity
#45
2 players
30-60 minutes
Very Hard

What You'll Need

🃏 32-card Piquet deck (or standard deck with 2-6 removed)

About This Game

An elegant French card game dating to the 16th century. Using a 32-card deck, players compete through declarations and trick-taking in a sophisticated duel of wits.

How to Play

  1. Use 32-card deck (7s through Aces)
  2. Deal 12 cards each, 8 remain as talon
  3. Elder hand (non-dealer) exchanges up to 5 cards with talon
  4. Younger hand exchanges remaining talon cards
  5. Declaration phase: compare point (longest suit), sequence (runs), set (same rank)
  6. Winner of each category scores points
  7. Trick-taking phase: follow suit, highest card wins
  8. Score 1 point per trick led, 1 per trick won over 6
  9. Special bonuses: Carte Blanche, Pique, Repique, Capot
  10. Play to 100 points over multiple hands

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