Set (cards)
In card games, a combination of three or more cards of the same rank
In card games, a set or group is a scoring combination consisting of multiple playing cards, usually of the same rank. Depending on the game, a set may consist of two cards of equal rank (a "pair") as in Bieten, three of a kind as in poker, or more.
01Description
Sets are one of the two types of meld that may be used in games where melding is part of the play; the other being a run or sequence. A set or group comprises 3 or 4 cards of the same rank and, usually, different suits. A prial, pair royal, gleek or triplet is a set of 3 cards of equal rank and a quartet or, in some older games, a mournival, is one of four cards of the same rank.
Usually a pair (2 cards of the same rank but different suits) is not counted as a "set"; but some games, such as Bieten or Perlaggen do include pairs as sets. A wild set is one containing wild cards, that is, those cards designated in the rules as being wild, for example, the jokers in Rommé. On the other hand, a natural set is one consisting entirely of 'natural cards'.
In Texas Holdem poker, a set refers to a three of a kind where the player has a pocket pair. This is contrasted with trips which is when a player only has one hole card that matches with two board cards.
02Examples
French suited cards
| Pair (may not count as a set) |
|
|---|---|
| Prial or triplet | |
| Wild triplet | |
| Quartet |
German suited cards
| Pair (may not count as a set) |
|
|---|---|
| Prial or triplet | |
| Quartet |
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