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s, a set or group is a scoring combination consisting of multiple

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, usually of the same rank.Parlett (2008) p. 489. Depending on the game, a set may consist of two cards of equal rank (a "pair") as in Bieten, three of a kind as in

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, or more.

Description

Sets are one of the two types of meld that may be used in games where melding is part of the play; the other being a run or sequence. A set or group comprises 3 or 4 cards of the same rank and, usually, different suits. A prial, pair royal, gleek or triplet is a set of 3 cards of equal rank and a quartet or, in some older games, a mournival, is one of four cards of the same rank.Parlett (2008), pp. 287, 645. Usually a pair (2 cards of the same rank but different suits) is not counted as a "set"; but some games, such as Bieten or

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do include pairs as sets. A wild set is one containing

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– that is, those cards designated in the rules as being wild, for example, the jokers in Rommé. On the other hand, a natural set is one consisting entirely of ' natural cards'.Parlett, David. ''A History of Card Games''. Oxford: OUP (1991), p. 127. . In Texas Holdem poker, a set refers to a three of a kind where the player has a pocket pair. This is contrasted with trips which is when a player only has one hole card that matches with two board cards.

Examples

French suited cards

German suited cards

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