This is the Regency card game that eventually morphed into modern day poker. In The Lady's Marquess, Esme is a Commerce player, who relies on herself for the win rather than a partner. In the story, I don't go into much detail, but it's fascinating to learn about different games!
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| Commerce (card game) - Wikipedia |
The best combinations are, from high to low:
- Tricon - three of a kind being Ace best, and so on down to the 2.
- Sequence - three cards of the same suit and sequence, being A K Q best down to 3 2 A.
- Flush - three cards of the same suit, the highest "point" wins.
- Pair - two similar cards, the highest pair winning.
- Point - the greatest value of cards regardless of their suit, counting Ace 11, Courts 10 each, and numerals their face value.
In case of a tie between two or more of the players in any round, the highest Tricon wins, coming Aces first, then Kings, Queens, down to Twos. If the tie happens to be in a sequence, the highest wins, reckoning the A K Q sequence as the best and the 3 2 A sequence as the lowest. If with Flushes, the one making the best "point" wins. If Pairs, the highest wins and if two hands are alike, then the holder of the highest third card has the preference. With Point a tie is very rare, but if that does happen, the holder of the first highest card different from the opponent's wins.
Commerce (card game) - Wikipedia
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