Editing Card game (section)

=== 16th century ===
In the 16th century printed documents replace handwritten sources and card games become a popular topic with preachers, autobiographists and writers in general. A key source of the games in vogue in France and Europe at that time is [[François Rabelais]], whose fictional character ''[[Gargantua]]'' played no less than 30 card games, many of which are recognisable. They include: [[Aluette]], [[Bête]], Cent, [[Coquimbert]], [[Coucou]], Flush or Flux, Gé (Pairs), [[Gleek (card game)|Gleek]], [[Lansquenet]],  [[Piquet]], [[Post and Pair]], [[Primero]], [[Ronfa]], [[Triomphe]],  Sequence, [[Speculation (banking game)|Speculation]], [[Tarot card game|Tarot]] and [[Trente-et-Un]]; possibly [[Rams (card game)|Rams]], [[Mouche (card game)|Mouche]] and [[Brandeln]] as well.<ref>Rabelais (1534), Ch. XXII.</ref> [[Girolamo Cardano]] also provides invaluable information including the earliest rules of [[Trappola]]. Among the most popular were the games of Flusso and Primiera, which originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe, becoming known in England as Flush and [[Primero]].<ref name=Depaulis/>

In Britain the earliest known European [[fishing game]] was recorded in 1522.<ref>Skelton (1522).</ref> Another first was [[Losing Loadum]], noted by Florio in 1591, which is the earliest known English [[point-trick game]].<ref>Florio (1591), p. 67.</ref> In Scotland, the game of [[Mawe (card game)|Mawe]], testified in the 1550s, evolved from a country game into one played at the royal Scottish court, becoming a favorite of [[James VI of Scotland|James VI]].<ref name=parlettgames>[https://www.parlettgames.uk/histocs/maw.html ''Maw''] at parlettgames.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref> The ancestor of [[Cribbage]] – a game called [[Noddy (card game)|Noddy]] – is mentioned for the first time in 1589, "Noddy" being the [[Knave (playing card)|Knave]] turned for trump at the start of play.<ref>[https://www.parlettgames.uk/histocs/noddy.html ''Noddy: Knavish ancestor of Cribbage''] at parlettgames.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2023.</ref>