Look up: Belote

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   Belote
   Belote is one of the most popular card games in France, although it has been known there only for about 70 years. It is a close relative of Clobyosh (also known as Bela), which is played in Jewish communities in many parts of the world, and of the Dutch game Klaverjas. Belote is a point-trick taking game for 2, 3, or 4 players played with a 32 card deck, the cards from 2 to 6 from each suit being discarded.
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   Belote
   `Belote` is a popular 32-card trick-taking game played in France. It derived around 1920, probably from Klaverjassen, a game played since at least the 1600s in the Netherlands. Closely related games are played throughout the world. In Bulgarian the official name is `Bridge-Belote` , in Greece it is called Vida , in Cyprus it is called Pilotta , in Québec the word was shortened to the fist syllable and spelled `bÅ“uf`, and in Croatian `Bela` is use...
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   belote
   trick-and-meld card game derived from klaberjass about 1920 and now the most popular card game in France. The original game was for two players, and ... [1 related articles]
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