Piquet is a card game for two players. It is considered by many to be one of the best two player card games. 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 popular card game in France, occupying a similar position to Cribbage in England. In Britain, between the 17th and early 20th centuries, Piquet went in and out of fashion among the upper classes. With the advent of Contract Bridge, however, Piquet has faded into general obscurity among amateur card-players.
Piquet is played with a 32 card deck. Start with a standard 52 card deck and remove all of the 2s through to 6s. This leaves all of...
