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[–] kristina@hexbear.net 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Huh so that's why grandmas like bridge

[–] Barabas@hexbear.net 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, playing Bridge used to be cool. But people born after 1950 seem to have collectively decided to not play it anymore.

[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 34 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Bridge's predecessor Whist (or even earlier Trump) was the primary upper class gambling game for 300 years. If you read a book about someone losing the estate playing cards it was Bridge, not poker and probably not proto blackjack (which both existed in some form but were a bit lower class)

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It could be schafkopf if they're central European. Which is also basically bridge.

[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's also Basset and Faro, which could be charitably described as "card roulette" except even less fair to the player in the former case.

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Quadrille was big for a while i think too. But really you want your trick-taking card games (Bridge etc.) for "game responsible for bringing down a dynasty stretching back to the middle ages"