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Brelan
Brelan ( fro, brelenc) is a famous French vying game with rapidly escalating bets from the seventeenth to nineteenth century, and hence also a name for a card player, gambler or the name of the place where the game was played. The game is quite similar to the game of Bouillotte, but it is not played anymore. History In Old French, a ''brelan'', ''berlan'' or ''berlenc'' (from High German: ''bretling'' = "board, table") was a table on which people played dice. The game of Brelan, even ', for the name and the rules varied over time, appeared as early as an edict of Lille, France, of 1458. In Crébillon's 1763 novel "Le Hasard du coin du feu", the game of "Brelan" takes centre stage. It is often considered as sharing roots with a Renaissance game of Primero and Primo visto. The game is recorded as '' Treschaken'' in a Holstein dialect dictionary in 1802 where it is equated to the French ''bréland''. In England, Brelan eventually developed into the game of Brag, also Bragg, where t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trischaken (German Card Game)
Trischaken is an historical Austrian and German gambling card game for three to five players and related to French Brelan.Schmidt (1800), p. 263. History Trischaken is mentioned as a card game as early as 1706 in a poem and listed as a banned gambling game in a 1734 law book of Anhalt-Bernburg. An indication of its distribution is given by its inclusion in a 1771 Bremen-Lower Saxon dictionary and its description as "popular" in Bavaria from at least the late 18th to mid-19th century.Weber (1855), p. 332. The word was also spelt ''dreschaken'', meaning "to beat, thrash, cudgel", and may have been derived from ''dreschen'', to thresh, recalling the game of Karnöffel whose name also means "to thrash". In 1871 it was described as a game of chance, popular with peasants "in the provinces" and played with the "large old German cards", which presumably meant 36- or even 48-card, German-suited packs. ''Treschaken'' was equated with French Brelan and the game of Krimp, Krimpen or Kri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilet (card Game)
Gilet, also Gile, Gillet, is a 16th-century Italian gambling card game that probably predates the game of Primero. Rabelais, in 1534, gives it pride of place in his list of games played by Gargantua,David Parlet''The Oxford Guide to Card Games" pg. 90 Oxford University Press USA (1990) '' and Cardano, in 1564, describes it as Geleus, from the word ''Geleo'', meaning "I have it". History Italian version One of the Italian versions of the name is Gilè. The ''Manuale dei Giuochi'',Giornale Generale della Bibliografia Italiana vol. 3 & 4pg. 84Firenze (1863) published in Trieste in 1593 lists a series of games played in Italy at the time, and among them the game of Gilet. In John Florio's 1611 dictionary it is explained that the game of Gilet was "''like our poste and paire''", being "Gé" (spelled J'ai), the word for "Pair", which is one of the announcements in the French version. French version The name Gilet changed to Brelan in the time of Charles IX (1550–74), The Gilet o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilet (card Game)
Gilet, also Gile, Gillet, is a 16th-century Italian gambling card game that probably predates the game of Primero. Rabelais, in 1534, gives it pride of place in his list of games played by Gargantua,David Parlet''The Oxford Guide to Card Games" pg. 90 Oxford University Press USA (1990) '' and Cardano, in 1564, describes it as Geleus, from the word ''Geleo'', meaning "I have it". History Italian version One of the Italian versions of the name is Gilè. The ''Manuale dei Giuochi'',Giornale Generale della Bibliografia Italiana vol. 3 & 4pg. 84Firenze (1863) published in Trieste in 1593 lists a series of games played in Italy at the time, and among them the game of Gilet. In John Florio's 1611 dictionary it is explained that the game of Gilet was "''like our poste and paire''", being "Gé" (spelled J'ai), the word for "Pair", which is one of the announcements in the French version. French version The name Gilet changed to Brelan in the time of Charles IX (1550–74), The Gilet o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouillotte
Bouillotte is an 18th-century French gambling card game of the Revolution based on Brelan, very popular during the 19th century in France and again for some years from 1830. It was also popular in America. The game is regarded as one of the games that influenced the open-card stud variation in poker.Shamshad Ahmed, Dictionary Of Games'' p. 33, Isha Books (2006) The rules continue to be printed in French gaming compendia. Game A piquet pack is used, reduced to twenty cards by removing the sevens, tens and Jacks. When five people play, the Jacks are not removed, and when three play, the queens are taken out as well. The ace is the highest card in play and in cutting. Two packs are usually used, so that while one deck is being used, the other can be shuffled. Counters or chips, as in poker, are used. To determine where a person sits, a sequence of cards is taken out of the deck, equal to the number of players (e.g., with 4 players, an ace, king, queen, and nine are taken, etc.) The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primero
Primero (in English also called Primus, ', or in Italian '' or Spanish ''Primera'')'', is a 16th-century gambling card game of which the earliest reference dates back to 1526. Primero is closely related to the game of primo visto (a.k.a. prima-vista, and various other spellings), if not the same. It is also believed to be one of the ancestors to the modern game of poker, to which it is strikingly similar. The gambling game with this name goes back to the 16th century, being known to Gerolamo Cardano as ', which he thought of as the noblest of all card games, to François Rabelais as ', and to Shakespeare as primero. The origins of primero It still seems uncertain whether the game of primero is of Spanish or Italian origin. Although Daines Barrington is of the opinion that it is of Spanish origin, a poem of Francesco Berni is the earliest known writing to mention the game; it affords proof that it was at least commonly played in Italy at the beginning of the 16th century. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambling Games
Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted. Gambling thus requires three elements to be present: consideration (an amount wagered), risk In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that humans value (such as health, well-being, wealth, property or the environme ... (chance), and a prize. The outcome of the wager is often immediate, such as a single roll of dice, a spin of a roulette wheel, or a horse crossing the finish line, but longer time frames are also common, allowing wagers on the outcome of a future sports contest or even an entire sports season. The term "gaming" in this context typically refers to instances in which the activity has been specifically permitted by law. The two words a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comparing Card Games
Comparison or comparing is the act of evaluating two or more things by determining the relevant, comparable characteristics of each thing, and then determining which characteristics of each are similar to the other, which are different, and to what degree. Where characteristics are different, the differences may then be evaluated to determine which thing is best suited for a particular purpose. The description of similarities and differences found between the two things is also called a comparison. Comparison can take many distinct forms, varying by field: To compare things, they must have characteristics that are similar enough in relevant ways to merit comparison. If two things are too different to compare in a useful way, an attempt to compare them is colloquially referred to in English as "comparing apples and oranges." Comparison is widely used in society, in science and in the arts. General usage Comparison is a natural activity, which even animals engage in when deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th-century Card Games
The 15th century was the century which spans the Julian calendar, Julian dates from 1 January 1401 (Roman numerals, MCDI) to 31 December 1500 (Roman numerals, MD). In History of Europe, Europe, the 15th century includes parts of the Late Middle Ages, the Early Renaissance, and the early modern period. Many technological, social and cultural developments of the 15th century can in retrospect be seen as heralding the "European miracle" of the following centuries. The Perspective (graphical), architectural perspective, and the modern fields which are known today as banking and accounting were founded in Italy. The Hundred Years' War ended with a decisive Kingdom of France, French victory over the Kingdom of England, English in the Battle of Castillon. Financial troubles in England following the conflict resulted in the Wars of the Roses, a series of dynastic wars for the throne of England. The conflicts ended with the defeat of Richard III by Henry VII of England, Henry VII at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Friedrich Schütze
Johann Friedrich Schütze, pseudonym: ''Jäger'', was a German author. Life Schütze was born on 1 April 1758 in Altona near Hamburg in north Germany. He was the son of Gottfried Schütze. He attended the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums, the school where his father taught. From 1780 to 1783 he studied law at the University of Kiel and University of Leipzig and subsequently lived as a gentleman in Hamburg. In 1793 he was appointed as secretary to the chancellery (''Kanzleisekretär'') and in 1797 as the successor to Heinrich Wilhelm von Gerstenberg in the post of General Administrator of the Lotto in Altona. Johann Friedrich Schütze remained single all his life and died in Altona on 15 October 1810. Works Outside of his job, Schütze published a wide and large range of books. For many years he collected sources for the ''Hamburgischen Theater-Geschichte'' ("Hamburg's Theatre History"). This 1794 work was reprinted in 1975 and is a standard work. Schütze published many theat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambigu
Ambigu is an historical French vying game, composed of the characteristic elements of Whist, Bouillotte and Piquet. A Whist pack with the court cards removed is used, and from two to six persons may play. Each player is given an equal number of counters, and a limit of betting is agreed upon. History The rules of Ambigu first appear in 1656, the game being much in vogue at the time of Louis XIV who reigned from 1643 to 1714. ''Ambigu''at the ''Academie des Jeux Oubliées''. Retrieved 3 September 2021. It continued to be recorded in French gaming compendia throughout the 19th century and, occasionally, up to the present century.Gerver (2007), pp. 32–34. Gameplay Two cards are dealt, one at a time, to each player, after each has anted two counters in a pool. Each player then either keeps his hand, saying "Enough," or takes one or two new cards from the top of the stock; after which the stock is reshuffled and cut, and each player receives two more cards, one at a time. The p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
