otherwise be illegal. See also merci. grace card A card which may be used as a grace. H half-open A game which starts off closed, i.e. with incomplete information because not all cards are visible on the table, and which becomes open as play proceeds. Thus it is a combination of chance and skill. See also closed and open. heel Cards set aside for later in the game. honors, honours The Aces together with the court cards. L lane An empty line of spaces in the tableau, which has been formed by the removal of an entire row of cards. layout The arrangement of cards dealt to the table at the start of the game. Parlett carefully distinguishes it from the tableau. M marriage The placing a card of the same suit on the next one above or below it in value. Any number may be placed on each other in this way. master card See foundation card. merci A rule that allows the play of a card in certain circumstances in contravention of the normal rules of the patience concerned. Similar to grace. multiples Cards are placed in multiples when the sequence is a multiple of a number other than one e.g. where cards may only be placed on the card two, three, or four; higher or lower. In multiples, a Jack counts as eleven, a Queen twelve, and a King thirteen. Wrapping is often applied, i.e. if building up by two is required, then the sequence 10 - Queen - Ace - 3 - 5 is permitted. O open A game in which play begins with all cards face up on the table. Like chess, an open game is purely a game of skill. See also closed and half-open. overlap, overlapping A column of cards is overlapping when each succeeding card partly covers the preceding one such that it can be identified. P pack To pack is to place cards in sequence in an intermediate location, usually the tableau, until they can be placed on the foundations. A pack (also deck) is the set of cards in hand which are being dealt at the outset of the game. Normally 52 cards or a multiple thereof. However some patiences are played with a Piquet pack or Euchre pack of 32 cards. packet A squared up pile of cards dealt at the start of a game. Sometimes dealt such that