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
Tarot card games different games claimed the name without any use of Tarocchi cards. The first basic rules for the game of "Tarocco" appear in the manuscript of Martiano da Tortona, the next are known from the year 1637. Excluding Piedmontese tarocchi, which is more closely related to French tarot, Italian tarocchi are all of Type I, i.e. they have trumps other than the I and XXI that are worth more than one card point. Winning the final trick ("ultimo") awards a set number of points. Sicilian tarocchi is played in only four towns with 63 cards from the Tarocco Siciliano deck. Tarocchini