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  • 21Trump squeeze — In contract bridge, the trump squeeze is a variant of the simple squeeze. (Squeezes are techniques in this game to gain extra tricks.)In a trump squeeze, declarer has a suit that can be established by ruffing, but the defender being squeezed is… …

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  • 22trump — 1 noun (C) 1 a card from the suit (=one of the four types of card in a set) that has been chosen to have a higher value than the other suits in a particular game 2 trumps (plural) also trump AmE the suit 1 (3) chosen to have a higher value than… …

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  • 23Pitch (card game) — Pitch Origin United States Alternative name(s) Setback, Auction Pitch, Bid Pitch, Smear Type Trick taking Players 2 7 (4 best) Cards 52 Deck Anglo American …

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  • 24Skat (card game) — This article is about the German card game. For the American draw and discard card game, see Thirty one (game). Skat A picture of four Unters of German cards …

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  • 25500 (card game) — Infobox CardGame title = 500 subtitle = image link = image caption = alt names = type = trick taking players = 2 6 play = Clockwise card rank = Joker A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 (trump suit is different) ages = num cards = 33 63 deck = Anglo American… …

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  • 26Twenty-eight (card game) — Infobox Game subject name=Twenty Eight image link= image caption= players=3,4,6,8 (usually 4) ages=recommended for 12 and up setup time=< 2 minutes playing time= 5 minutes per deal complexity=Medium strategy=High random chance=Low high depending&#8230; …

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  • 27Playing card — Blue Rider back Bicycle Playing Cards by USPCC …

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  • 28Squeeze play (bridge) — A squeeze play (or squeeze) is a type of play late in the hand of contract bridge and other trick taking game in which the play of a card (the squeeze card) forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks. The discarded card …

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  • 29Rook (card game) — Rook is a trick taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards. Sometimes referred to as Christian cards or missionary poker , Rook playing cards were introduced by Parker Brothers in 1906 to provide an alternative to standard&#8230; …

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  • 30Napoleon (card game) — This article is about the British game known as Napoleon or Nap. For other uses of the name Napoleon, see Napoleon (disambiguation). Napoleon Origin France Alternative name(s) Nap …

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