Triomphe: Difference between revisions

According to [[David Parlett]], the French game of Triomphe was known in England as '''Trump''' or '''French Ruff''', the latter name to distinguish it from the ancestor of Whist and Bridge, English Ruff.{{sfn|<ref>Parlett| (2008|), p=. 106}}</ref>

The rules are only known from ''[[The Compleat Gamester]]'', first published in 1674, and reprinted more or less verbatim until 1754.{{sfn|<ref>Cotton| (1674|), pp=. 121/122}}{{sfn|</ref><ref>Johnson| (1754|), pp=. 214/215}}</ref> A [[French-suited pack]] is used. They describe a game for two players or two teams of two or three players-a-side. Players cut for the deal and the player cutting the highest or lowest card, as pre-agreed, deals 5 cards each in packets of 2 and 3, before turning the next as trumps. Cards rank in [[Écarté]] order: K Q J A 10 9 7 6 (5 4 3 2). It is unclear whether a full pack is used. Either way, the player with the Ace of trumps may 'ruff' (exchange) it with the trump upcard and, if agreed, may also exchange with the next card of the stock if it is a trump, continuing to exchange as long as trumps appear. This 'robbery' was known as 'ruffing' hence the name of the game.{{efn|According to Parlett 'ruff' appears to have meant robbing the stock which makes sense in the games bearing this name.}}