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| Origin | Nicaragua |
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| Type | Matching |
| Players | 2–4 |
| Skills | Attention, memory |
| Cards | 52 |
| Deck | French-suited |
| Rank (high→low) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 |
| Play | Counter-clockwise |
| Playing time | 20 minutes |
| Chance | Low to moderate |
| Related games | |
| Conquian | |
Desmoche (played in Nicaragua as conquién, with slight variations) is a popular rummy card game usually played for small stakes which closely resembles other games in the rummy family, like Conquian and gin rummy, more than poker.[1] It was probably devised in Nicaragua in the first half of the 20th century.
- ^ Roger N. Lancaster [1] Life is hard: machismo, danger, and the intimacy of power in Nicaragua pg. 193 University of California Press (2004) ISBN 0-520-08929-4