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Thread #35197   Message #1253324
Posted By: The Fooles Troupe
22-Aug-04 - 05:29 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Lady All Skin and Bone
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Lady All Skin and Bone
Pinochle developed in the United States in the mid-19th century. It has similarities to some older European games such as the French card game bezique. There are several varieties of the game, but the most popular four-player version (and the one played at Yahoo!) is most often called Double Deck Pinochle.

http://games.yahoo.com/games/rules/pinochle/pinochlehistory.html?page=pi