Bézique (also called Besique), a game at cards, played with a double pack, in which the objects are principally to promote in the hand certain combinations which, when 'declared,' entitle the holder to score, and to win certain cards of a particular value. There are practically no restrictions in the game; it is not necessary to follow suit; and two, three, or four players may engage in it.
Bézique
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 114
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