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
Frank J. Prial widely regarded as a classic newspaperman. Prial was the co-editor of "The Companion to Wine" (1992), the author of the column compilation books "Wine Talk" (1978) and "Decantations" (2001), and his writing featured prominently in "The New York Times Book of Wine" (2012). He was inducted into the Wine Media Guild hall of fame in 2007, and accepted a membership in the Légion d’Honneur from the French government. Prial died on November 6, 2012 in West Orange, New Jersey 82 years old, due to complications of prostate cancer. Frank J. Prial Frank J. Prial (November 4, 1930 – November 6,