Bezique player and early expert of Six-Pack, or "Chinese" Bezique. There is some evidence that the English writers Wilkie Collins and Christina Rossetti were also enthusiasts. However, since the late nineteenth century the game has declined in popularity. A two-handed Bezique deck is a 64-card deck, consisting of the ace down to the seven of each suit doubled (i.e. the twos to sixes are stripped from two decks and the remaining cards combined), The players cut for deal, with the highest card having preference. The rank of the cards in cutting, and in play, is , , , , , ,
Mao (card game) say "this game of Mao has officially begun", "the game of Mao begins now", "Mao is a game of rules" or a variant thereof. Play commences with the player to the left of the dealer and proceeds clockwise. Many variants penalize players for touching or looking at their cards before the game begins, or before the dealer looks at his or her own cards. A player may play any card from his or her hand matching the value or the suit of the top card currently face-up on the table. The card played must be placed on top of this