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Commerce (card game)

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Commerce is an 18th-century gambling card game of French origin, related to thirty-one and considered a likely ancestor of whisky poker and stop the bus, with documented rules recorded from 1769. It is played by three to ten people, or more informally by any number, using a deck of 52, 40 or 32 cards depending on the variation, with play passing clockwise. Each player tries to finish holding the strongest possible three-card combination, most often three cards of one suit or three of a kind. Players improve their hands by exchanging cards with a shared pool of table cards, continuing around the table until a player signals satisfaction with their hand, at which point a showdown determines the winner.

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Game Type (category)
Card Game 1
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Player Count
Large Group or Variable 1
Origin Year
1769 1
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1. Commerce (card game) (Wikipedia)
  • Rules section
    Commerce is usually played by 3-10 players, although any number can play.
  • Lead sentence
    Commerce is an 18th-century gambling French card game
  • History
    Its rules are recorded as early as 1769.
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