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
In a Pickle (card game) win the game. The number of stacks required to win the game is: After the pickle round ends, a card is drawn from the stack of unused cards to start a new stack, ensuring that there are always four playable stacks. The player to the left of the player who started the pickle round takes the next turn to resume normal play. Under normal rules, each card played is only required to relate to the card that it touches. However, when playing with alternate rules, each card must relate to "all" the cards in the stack. For example, normal rules