Bezique
| (Bésigue) | |
| Origin | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Trick-taking |
| Players | 2 |
| Cards | 64 (double 32-card pack) |
| Deck | Piquet |
| Rank (high→low) | A 10 K Q J 9 8 7 |
| Playing time | 25 min. |
| Related games | |
| Binokel • Marjolet • Pinochle | |
Bezique (/bəˈziːk/) or bésigue (French: [beziɡ]) is a 19th-century French melding and trick-taking card game for two players, which was imported to Britain and is still played today. The game is derived from piquet, possibly via marriage (sixty-six) and briscan, with additional scoring features, notably the peculiar liaison of the and that is also a feature of pinochle, Binokel, and similarly named games that vary by country.