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
Sixty-Six (card game) with French suited cards or Double German cards. For tournaments in which players of different regions compete, there are special German-French decks. Sechsundsechzig is played with a pack of 24 cards. There are six cards per suit in Sechsundsechzig: The table shows the cards ranked from highest to lowest and their card point value once taken. Many central European games use this valuation. The ranking is different from standard British or North American ranking in that the Ten ranks high, i.e. it is the second highest card after the Ace. Dealer is determined by any method acceptable to both players.