Talk:Bezique

message: The rules here, and on the BBC website link, state that quartets must contain one card of each suit. However, Hubert Phillips and David Parlett, in their books, allow four cards regardless of suit. I have also read other books in the past that agree about this.
If nobody contradicts me here within a week or two then I'll change the list accordingly. If the "one of each suit" rule turns out to be a variant then I think this should be listed under variants and the main table should say "any four".
MarkC77 18:31, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with you all my books say 'any 4' ... I will make the change since it has been 7 months since you suggested it Abtract 01:39, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rules query 

message: As you will see I have simplified the first section but I haven't touched the "instruction" section although I feel it is not what is needed in an encyclopedia. It is too much like an instruction manual for children. I think it ought to be removed but I won't do it without agreement from others. What do you think. Abtract 22:03, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Simplification and Wikifying

message: I have a bezique set at home which dates from around the time of Winston Churchill and was made by a company called Cavendish.
According to the rules provided by them, the differences between the rules currently shown in the article are as follows:
Bezique (
Q and J) - this remains the same even if  or  are the trump cards.  The change to Q and J if  or  are trumps is a variant on the game.
Four cards of the same rank - these can be any suit.  They don't have to be four different suits (although the article correctly gives this as a variant on the game).
Scoring - Tricks that are won and include an Ace or Ten are scored immediately (i.e. 10 points, or 20 points if the trick includes 2 Aces, 2 Tens or an Ace and a Ten).  They are also scored in the last eight tricks.
Declaring melds - A player can declare any number of melds he so wishes, but may only score one when he wins a trick (i.e. a player can declare a bezique with Q and J and may also declare a marriage with a K at the same time, but may only score one of the declarations, with the other declaration being scored after the player wins another trick).
Melding rules - Declared cards can be declared into other melds, provided "the subsequent combination is of a different class, or is a superior one of the same class".  The classes given are:
i-Bezique and Double Bezique
ii-Marriage and Sequence
iii-Four equal cards
For example, A King once married cannot be married again (same class); but may be used to form either a sequence (superior combination of the same class) or to form four Kings (different class).  Similarly a King a Queen declared in a sequence, cannot then be declared as a marriage (inferior combination of the same class).
The game is normally played to 1,000 and the first player to reach 1,000 wins the game (in some cases this may be done by winning a trick with an Ace or a Ten, or even the last trick of the hand).
Steveflan (talk) 12:40, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: thanks for your amendments. If the rules now conform to your source, it would be good to cite it at the start of the rules section. Then we can maybe add another section for later rules or rule variations, again citing the source for that. And if you like Bezique, you may enjoy its cousin, Binokel, which is a faster game as there are fewer cards. Binokel packs are attractively German-suited and can be bought online. The rules are very similar for the 2-player game, but there are 3- and 4-player versions too. Cheers. Bermicourt (talk) 14:40, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Historical Rules

message: According to her diaries, every single night until the end.
86.171.103.80 (talk) 03:33, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nicholas II of Russia & Alexandra played Bezique