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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:59, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

Briscan

 * ... that the historical card game of Briscan has been described as a "Gothic extravaganza" of "almost hysterical excitement and complication", squeezing "a truly phenomenal range of scores and melds" from just a 32-card pack? Source: "...Briscan, or Brisque, a related game of almost hysterical excitement and complication. This Gothic extravaganza squeezed a truly phenomenal range of scores and melds from the deal of five each from the 32-card pack" - Parlett, David (1990). A History of Card Games, OUP, Oxford. ISBN 0-19-282905-X, p. 286.
 * Reviewed: Rachel Dübendorfer

Created by Bermicourt (talk). Self-nominated at 19:32, 15 January 2019 (UTC).


 * Thanks . I've done the QPQ. I've also condensed the rules on melds and bonuses into a table and slightly expanded the history section to balance the article up. Bermicourt (talk) 20:57, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Looks good, approved. --  No COBOL  (talk) 13:49, 21 January 2019 (UTC)