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Piquet is a trick-taking card game for two players. Pronounced "pee-kay" in France, it is usually pronounced "picket" in English speaking countries. Piquet is one of the oldest card games still being played. It originated over 500 years ago, with a written reference dating back to at least 1534, in Gargantua and Pantagruel by Rabelais. Legend attributes the game's creation to Stephen de Vignoles, a knight in the reign of Charles VII. Until the early 20th century, Piquet was perhaps the most... full article at wikipedia
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