Cassino (card game)

Cassino
The Great Cassino
OriginEngland
TypeFishing
FamilyMatching
Players2–4 (2 best)
SkillsTactics
Cards52
DeckFrench-suited pack
PlayClockwise
Playing time10-15 min.
ChanceMedium
Related games
Skwitz • Tablanette • Zwickern

Cassino, sometimes spelt Casino, is an English card game for two to four players using a standard, 52-card, French-suited pack.[1] It is the only fishing game to have penetrated the English-speaking world.[1] It is similar to the later Italian game of Scopa and is often said, without substantiation, to be of Italian origin. Cassino is still played today in Madeira, probably due to English influence.[2]

  1. ^ a b Parlett (2008), p. 401.
  2. ^ Câmara de Lobos cumpre tradição do Torneio de Cassino do 1º de Maio at funchalnoticias.net. Retrieved 22 May 2023.