Mouche (card game)
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Mouche, also known as Lanterlu, is an old, French, trick-taking card game for two to six players which has elements, such as bluffing, reminiscent of the much later game of poker. It is a member of the Rams family of games and, although it is a gambling game, often played for small stakes, it is also suitable as a party game or as a family game with children from the age of 12 upwards. It is named after the mouche, a term that variously refers to its winning hand, the basic stake and the penalty for failing to take any tricks. Although also called Bête, it should not be confused with the older game of that name from which it came and which, in turn, was a derivative of Triomphe.[1]
Origin | France |
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Alternative names | Bête, Lanturlu |
Type | Plain-trick game |
Family | Rams group |
Players | 3–6 |
Age range | 12+ |
Cards | 32 |
Deck | Piquet |
Rank (high→low) | K Q J A 10 9 8 7 |
Play | Anticlockwise |
Related games | |
Mistigri, Lanterloo, Rams | |
Features: pot, 5 cards, no top trump, 5-card flush (mouche) as winning hand |