each time they make a play, so that they always have four cards in hand (until the end), rather than being dealt cards in discrete rounds of four. Related games There are a number of other European fishing games in the same family as Cassino. Callabra In this "fast and simple forerunner of Cassino", each player is dealt three cards, and five are dealt to the table. Players may trail or take cards from the table, if they have cards which match the cards on the table, or if they have two cards which add up to a card on the table and equal the table card's value. In this game, Jacks are worth eleven points, Queens are worth twelve points and Kings are worth thirteen points. Game ends when a player finally clears all the cards from the table. Tablanette Tablanette is said to be of Russian provenance. In this game, each player has six cards, and a player with a jack may use it to clear the whole table. At the end of a round, players score points for holding the most cards, and extra points if they are holding picture cards. Diloti In this Greek fishing game, players are dealt 6 cards. Matching face cards must be captured, so that no two face cards of the same value can ever be together in the pool. The scoring differs most notably in that there is no special suit, and sweeps are very valuable: Higher number of cards: 4 10 of diamonds: 2 2 of spades: 1 Each ace: 1 Each sweep (Xeri): 10 (!) extra points See also Pasur Mulle Zwickern Notes References Literature _ (1793). "Short Rules for Playing the Game of Cassino" in The Conjuror's Magazine, Locke, London. January issue. _ (1795). Der beliebte Weltmensch. Joseph Gerold, Vienna. Grupp, Claus D. (1975/79). Kartenspiele. Falken, Niedernhausen. . Long, Robert (1790). Short Rules for Playing the Game of Cassino. London: J Owens. Nicolas, Lady Sarah (1846). The Cairn: A Gathering of Precious Stones from Many Hands. London: George Bell. Pratesi, Franco (1995). "Casino From Nowhere to Vaguely Everywhere" in The Playing-Card, Vol. XXIV, No. 1, Jul/Aug 1995, ISSN 0305-2133. Reynolds, Frederick (1797). Cheap Living, A Comedy in Five Acts as it is performed at The Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane. London: G.G. & J. Robinson. von Abenstein, G.W. (1810). Spielalmanach für Karten-, Schach-, Bret-, Billard-, Kegel – und Ball-Spieler zum