Sevens (card game) known as "Ristiseiska" ("the seven of clubs"), the first card to be played must be the seven of clubs. If a player is unable to play a card, a card must be handed to him/her from the previous player who selects which card to give (usually a worthless or low value card). Also, the last difference between Ristiseiska and Sevens, is that both the eight and six of each respective suit must be played before any other cards may be played further on that suit. The game is over when someone runs out of cards. The French also play a
Mariage (card game) also a close relative but features a number of peculiarities, has spawned numerous variants, and is played with 36 cards. The popular South Asian card games "Twenty-eight" and "Twenty-nine" are derivatives of this family and share many of its characteristics. The earliest known games of this family were two-handed, such as "klaberjass" (also known as "bela") which is still played worldwide. Royal Marriage, a solitaire game in which the goal is also the union of a King and Queen Mariage (card game) The King–Queen card games, also known as the marriage group, are a family of point-trick games of which