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PENUCHLE [2 records]

Record 1 1987-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Card Games
DEF

The meld of queen of spades and jack of diamonds scoring 40 points in the game of the same name.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de cartes
DEF

Combinaison Dame de Pique et Valet de Carreau valant 40 points dans le jeu du même nom. (D'après GARCA, 1984 ,,, 324).

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Card Games
DEF

A card game for two, three, four or sometimes more players played with a 48-card pack containing two each of A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, in which points are scored by melding combinations of cards and by taking cards in tricks.

OBS

From the French "binocle".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de cartes
DEF

Jeu de levées et de combinaisons qui se joue avec deux jeux de 32 cartes aux dos identiques, dont on retire les 7 et les 8 (restent donc 48 cartes). Les cartes valent, dans l'ordre décroissant : As (11), 10 (10), Roi (4), Dame (3), Valet (2), 9 (0). Le but du jeu est de faire des levées et de réaliser des combinaisons, l'un et l'autre étant générateur de points. (D'après GARCA, 1984 ,,, 324).

OBS

Altération du mot «binocle».

Spanish

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