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Coucou
French card game / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the card game. For the corn bread, see Cou-cou.
Coucou ("Cuckoo") is an historical French card game that uses a pack of 32 or 52 cards and is played by five to twenty players. It is unusual for being played with only a single card in hand. As a shedding game, there is only one winner who may claim the stakes, if there are any. The game has also been called As Qui Court or Hère.
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![]() If a player attempts to trade their card for a king, the holder of the king cries "Coucou!" | |
Origin | France |
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Alternative names | As qui court, Hère |
Type | social game, game of chance |
Family | Cuckoo group |
Players | 5 – 20 |
Age range | 6+ |
Cards | 32 or 52 |
Deck | Piquet or standard pack |
Rank (high→low) | K Q J 10 9 8 7 (6 – 2) A |
Play | Anticlockwise |
Playing time | 10 – 45 minutes |
Related games | |
Ranter-Go-Round |
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