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Pinochle & Bezique is a triple-mode game which
may be configured to play two-player Pinochle,
Binokel, or Bezique, or even a hybrid combining
any of the various melding rules. The games
adhere to the respective documented rules, and
provide rule variations should you be familiar
with other methods of playing.
Bezique is the older game, having originated in
France where it evolved from games dating back
to the sixteenth century. Bezique reportedly
evolved into the Swiss/German game of Binokel
("Binocle" in the French dialect) which then
crossed the Atlantic and was popularized as
Pinochle in the U.S. in the late 1800s by
German immigrants. Subsequently two-player
Pinochle further evolved into the four-player
version. With respect to the derivation of the
term "Binokel" (as in "binocular"), some
sources claim that it is because the deck
includes two copies of each card; others claim