Fifty Six is a card game which originated from Kerala, a southern state of India, and is very popular in the southern part of the country. It is most prevelant among educated men especially with careers in Engineering, Law and Business, as the game calls for sharp intelligence, good acumen and powers of memory and concentration |
INVITATION TO JOIN THE CLUB |
To promote the game of Fifty Six through the Internet, a club has been formed. Here is an invitation for all interested players to join the club. For joining or to know more details, kindly contact nalinap@hotmail.com |
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Card
games have continued to fascinate mankind for centuries now, the world over. Take a closer
look and you will find thousands of variations of games using playing cards.
You must have
certainly heard about the whist family of card games. It is being referred as a
family because these are ever so many variations of whist games popular in
different parts of the world. A simple game of whist is the simple two-handed
whist. Then comes the knockout whist, which is equally popular. German whist
is yet another whist game. Partnership whist is a whist game played by two teams of
two players each. Solo whist is a game for four people and considered a gambling
game. Napoleon (Nap) is also such a gambling whist game. One of the most widely
played game of whist family is the Bridge and the best-known version is known as Contract
Bridge. (Actually the game of contract Bridge was preceded by a simpler game called Auction
Bridge).
There are other
card games which are popular in some parts of the world only. Some of the best known are CLOBBIOSH
and BELOT, BLACK MARIA, PIQUET, FIVE HUNDRED, POKER, BRAG, CASSINO, THE RUMMY FAMILY,
KALUKI GIN RUMMY, CANASTA, CRIBBAGE, PONTOON etc. |