Set (cards)

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A set of threes

A set or group in card games is a scoring combination consisting of three or more playing cards of the same rank;[1] in some games, such as Bieten, a set may also comprise just two cards (a 'pair').

Description[]

Sets are one of the two types of meld that may be used in games where melding is part of the play; the other being a run or sequence. A set or group comprises 3 or 4 cards of the same rank and, usually, different suits. A prial, pair royal, gleek or triplet is a set of 3 cards of equal rank and a quartet or, in some older games, a mournival, is one of four cards of the same rank.[2]

Usually a pair (2 cards of the same rank but different suits) is not counted as a "set"; but some games, such as Bieten or Perlaggen do include pairs as sets. A wild set, as opposed to a natural set, is one containing wild cards such as jokers or deuces rather than 'natural cards'.[3]

Examples[]

French suited cards[]

Pair
(may not count as a set) 		9 of clubs9 of spades
Prial or triplet King of clubsKing of heartsKing of diamonds
Wild triplet King of heartsJokerKing of diamonds
Quartet Ace of clubsAce of spadesAce of heartsAce of diamonds

German suited cards[]

Pair
(may not count as a set) 		of acornsof leaves
Prial or triplet of acornsof heartsof bells
Wild triplet of heartsJokerof bells
Wild Quartet of acornsJokerof heartsJoker

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Parlett (2008) p. 489.
  2. ^ Parlett (2008), pp. 287, 645.
  3. ^ Parlett, David. A History of Card Games. Oxford: OUP (1991), p. 127. ISBN 0-19-282905-X.

Bibliography[]

  • Parlett, David. The Penguin Book of Card Games. London: Penguin (2008). ISBN 978-0-141-03787-5.
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