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
Stored-value card using a magnetic stripe embedded in the card, on which the card number is encoded; using radio-frequency identification (RFID); or by entering a code number, printed on the card, into a telephone or other numeric keypad or in the case of crypto currency, by signing over the value to another party. In contrast, "open-loop stored value cards" are credit and debit payment cards such as MasterCard Contactless, Visa payWave, American Express ExpressPay and Discover Zip. There is no common name for stored-value cards, which are country or company specific. Names for stored-value cards include Mondex in Canada, Chipknip in the