Technorati Tags: Variance,chanceCard games, as do most games played with imperfect information, carry a certain charm or appeal among those who play them. It’s almost as through the roll of the dice or the turn of a card we want to believe that we can somehow control the unknown and the uncontrollable.In truth I figure that most games grow out from the chaotic seed of variance or chance, and therein lies the reason for our need to play them. For some games this element of apparent unpredictability is extremely evident, while for others you must...
Monday, 16 July 2012
Monday, 9 July 2012
You’ve been Bourréd!!
Posted on 01:56 by Unknown
Technorati Tags: Bourre,trick-taking,gambling Bet you never been told that before! Well neither have I to tell you the truth, but in my quest to fetch some of the more unique card games in existence, I came across this trick-taking, gambling game which goes by the name of Bourré. From what I have read this game is of French origin (based on an even older Spanish game called Burro or Donkey) made popular among the Cajun communities of the southern United States. Interesting however, according to some newsfeeds, this game has grown to be quite popular...
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