Conquian
Conquian, Coon Can or Colonel (the two-handed version) is a rummy-style card game. David Parlett describes it as an ancestor to all modern rummy games, and a kind of proto-gin rummy. Before the appearance of gin rummy, it was described as "an excellent game for two players, quite different from any other in its principles and requiring very close attention and a good memory to play it well".
"Game of coon-can in store near Reserve, Louisiana", 1938; photo by Russell Lee | |
| Origin | Mexico |
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| Alternative names | Coon can, Colonel |
| Type | Matching |
| Players | 2–6 |
| Skills | Strategy |
| Cards | 40 |
| Deck | Spanish |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Playing time | 20 min. |
| Chance | Medium |
| Related games | |
| Canasta • Desmoche | |
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