Kille (card game)
| Enkortskille | |
Kille cards manufactured in 1897 in Stockholm by A Boman. From the collection of the Hallwyl Museum | |
| Origin | Sweden |
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| Type | Cuckoo group |
| Players | 3 – 13 |
| Cards | 42 cards |
| Deck | Kille cards |
| Playing time | 5 min/deal |
| Related games | |
| Cuccù | |
Kille (pronounced /ɕɪlːɛ/ or /kɪlːɛ/), also called Harlequin, Cambio, Campio, Kambio or Kamfio, is a game played with special playing cards, dating from a medieval French gambling game. In Sweden, the game had its heyday during the 1750s, but it is one of the oldest card games still played.