Meld (cards) such as Pinochle and Bezique. Meld (cards) In card games, a meld is a set of matching cards, typically three or more, that earn a player points and/or allow him to deplete his hand. Melds typically come in sequences of ascending cards belonging to the same suit known as "runs" () or "sets/groups" of cards of identical rank (). Other ones may be "marriage" (e.g. K and Q) and "bezique" (Q and J). Melding is typical in games of the Rummy family, such as Canasta and Gin. It is also used in other games such as mahjong. Melds are also
Queen of Wands (Tarot card) New York, N.Y. Sterling publishing company inc, 2006. Queen of Wands (Tarot card) The Queen of Wands is a court card in the Minor Arcana set of the Tarot. Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play tarot card games. In English-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for divinatory purposes. Its keywords include the following: attractive, wholehearted, energetic, cheerful, and self-assured. The Queen of Wands combines the properties of the Suit of Wands, associated with elemental fire, with the figure of the Queen, which embodies nurturing, feminine, inwardly-focused and