Lansquenet
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For the German mercenary soldiers, see Landsknecht.
Lansquenet is a banking game played with cards, named after the French spelling of the German word Landsknecht ('servant of the land or country'), which refers to 15th- and 16th-century German mercenary foot soldiers; the lansquenet drum is a type of field drum used by these soldiers. It is recorded as early as 1534 by François Rabelais in Gargantua and Pantagruel.
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Type | Gambling |
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Players | 3+ |
Skills | Chance, Counting |
Cards | 40 |
Deck | Italian |
Play | Clockwise |
Playing time | 5–10 min. |
Chance | Easy |
Related games | |
Baccarat, Monte Bank, Basset, Faro |
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