"What card game was derived from the 16th century Italian game called ""ronfa""?"
Ruff and honours in 1529. The earliest mention of Triomphe goes back to France in the 1480s. Ruff originates from an obscure 15th-century Italian game known as Ronfa and probably entered the English language through the French equivalent of Ronfle where it meant "point" as formerly in the game of Piquet. By the late 16th-century, due to confusion by English players, ruff acquired its English meaning of "to trump". The game has been reconstructed from Cotton's "ruff and honours" and Willughby's similar "ruffe and trump". Ruff and honours Ruff and honours was an English trick-taking card game that was popular in the 16th
Machiavelli (Italian card game) Machiavelli (Italian card game) Machiavelli is an Italian card game derived from Rummy and is usually played by 2 up to 5 players, but can be played by even a higher number. Because of its characteristics, is not generally associated with gambling, but is instead a party game. Its appearance among card games can be traced to the Second World War. Play requires two decks of 52 standard playing cards, excluding the jokers. The dealer, chosen at random, deals 15 cards to each player in clockwise direction. If there are more than five players, the dealer may reduce the number