Bezique

Description from the designer: The classic card game Bezique, ON A BOARD. Create melds and runs directly ON THE BOARD for points while you block your opponents from doing the same. This is a Board-Game VERSION of the old card game. Fun and addictive with many strategies to explore. If you like the game SEQUENCE and CONNECT 4, even a good Chess Game, you will enjoy BEZIQUE, the Board Game. ORIGIN: (Bésigue is a 19th-century French melding and trick-taking card game for 2 TO 4 players. It's derived from Piquet; The peculiar liaison of the Q♠ and J♦ is also a feature of Pinochle, and similar games).