Bezique and . Eight cards are dealt in batches of three, two and three, to each player with the next card being placed face up between the two players to establish the trump suit. The remaining cards, known as the "talon" or "stock", are placed face down beside it. Should the turn-up card be a the dealer scores ten. The non-dealer leads any card from hand and the dealer may then play any card. The normal requirement to follow suit if possible does not apply to Bezique. If a second player chooses to play a higher card of the same suit
The Card Players II The Card Players II The Card Players II (Slovenian: Kvartopirci II) is a painting by the 17th-century Dutch artist Almanach. It is painted in oil on canvas and has dimensions of 147 x 2855 cm. The painting is in the collection of the National Gallery of Slovenia in Ljubljana, which purchased it in 1995. The composition is closely related to the "Cheerful Company at Table" ("The Card Players I"), also in the National Gallery of Slovenia. The group are playing the Italian game of trappola. On the table is a rolled piece of tobacco. The painting shows the influence of