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    Aluette or Vache ("Cow") is an old, plain trick-taking card game that is played on the west coast of France. It is played by two teams, usually of four...
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    contains many influences of Aluette. In the oldest decks, female knights were featured. The three lowest club cards also have Aluette styled arrows. A hand...
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    Spanish playing cards: King of clubs (Aluette) King of coins (Aluette) King of cups (Aluette) King of swords (Aluette) Catalan pattern Castilian pattern...
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    dropped in favour of queens in non-tarot French decks. In the Spanish suited Aluette pattern found in Brittany and the Vendée, knights have an androgynous appearance...
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  • The following games are played with 40- or 48-card Spanish-suited packs. Aluette Botifarra Envite canario Truc Truco Tute Tarot card games are played with...
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    pattern cards:    Symbol on Spanish pattern cards:    Symbol on French Aluette Spanish pattern cards: The suit of swords is believed to have derived from...
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    Italian pattern cards:    Symbol on Spanish pattern cards: Symbol on French Aluette (Spanish-)pattern cards: The suit of batons is believed to have derived...
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    pattern cards:    Symbol on Spanish pattern cards:    Symbol on French aluette cards: The coin suit may have originated from pips on Chinese dominoes...
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    Cataluña (del) Norte) The other being the region of Vendée and Brittany where Aluette cards are used to play the eponymous game. Noble, Ainslie (21 November...
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    Players 2–6 Skills Bluffing Cards 40 Deck Spanish Play Counter-clockwise Playing time 25 min. Chance Easy Related games Aluette • Put • Truco • Truc y Flou...
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    Catalonia, and Brittany and the Vendée with the latter two using the archaic Aluette cards. In the 19th century, corner indices and rounded corners were added...
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    roses), bells, and acorns. France initially used Latin-suited cards and the Aluette pack used today in western France may be a relic of that time, but around...
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    Italian pattern cards:    Symbol on Spanish pattern cards: Symbol on French Aluette Spanish pattern cards: The suit of cups is believed to have derived from...
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    less than 30 card games, many of which are recognisable. They include: Aluette, Bête, Cent, Coquimbert, Coucou, Flush or Flux, Gé (Pairs), Gleek, Lansquenet...
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    Luchonnais. It is part of the Put family and may be compared to the games of Aluette, Brisca and Mus. A significant and enjoyable part of the game is the communication...
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    Wendish Schafkopf Ulti Unteransetzen Zehnerlegen Italian or Spanish packs Aluette Bestia Botifarra Brisca Briscola Calabresella Gilé Julepe Tressette Truc...
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    Deck Spanish, French (Some Brazilian variants) Play Anticlockwise Playing time 31 min. Chance Medium Related games Aluette • Put • Truc • Truc y Flou...
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    Deck English Rank (high→low) 3 2 A K Q J T 9 8 7 6 5 4 Play Clockwise Playing time 15 min. Chance Medium Related games Aluette • Truc • Truco • Vitou...
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  • 1963–64 Rouyn-Noranda Aluettes NOHA — — — — — — — — — — 1963–64 Omaha Knights CHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1964–65 Rouyn-Noranda Aluettes NOHA — — — — — — — —...
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  • Revue belge de musicologie, XXXI (1977): 38-59 ( Ma trédol rosignol joly; Aluette cryante apprés li rysignol; Rosignolin del bos jolin) LeClercq, Fernand...
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