Coucou

Coucou, meaning cuckoo, is a French card game for a crowd, played by five to twenty people with a 32-card or 52-card pack. Each player holds just one card. Starting with the player at the dealer's right, each may keep the card or swap it with the neighbour, who can refuse only by holding a King and calling out Cuckoo. The dealer swaps with the top card of the talon instead. After the swaps, whoever holds the lowest rank pays a chip into a basket, and anyone who runs out of chips is eliminated until one player is left to take the stake. The earliest references come from early sixteenth century France, where it was called Mecontent, and the rules were printed as Here in 1690 and as Coucou in 1721. It also went by As Qui Court, and reached England by 1881 as Ranter-Go-Round. The game is still played in France under its old name.