Piquet card game is available as software to play with a computer opponent or online competitor. The software offers various adjustable audio, visual or game options. Being an ancient card game from the 15th century, it provides a challenging game experience.
MeggieSoft Games Piquet is an impressive software implementation of the classic card game that dates back to the 15th century. With the option to play against either online opponents or the computer, the game offers a variety of customizable graphic, sound, rule, and scoring options.
For those times when internet access may be unavailable, players can choose from one of six different computer opponents to practice privately. The objective of the game is to exchange cards, declare combinations, and play tricks in order to score more points than your opponent.
Each game, also known as a "partie," consists of six rounds. Piquet has been considered one of the oldest card games and widely regarded as the most challenging game ever devised for two players. In each round, the players initially exchange cards with fresh cards from the "talon" (the stock), which is followed by a declaration phase where players attempt to outbid each other's Point (long suit), Sequences (runs), and Sets (three or four of the same rank).
The winner in each category scores points for the winning declaration and any additional sequences or sets, respectively. Finally, the game moves to the trick phase, where players earn points for leading and capturing tricks. The game's challenge is to balance the exchange, the declarations and the trick winning in order to outscore the opponent. The artful players can earn special bonuses in both the declaration and trick phases.
MeggieSoft Games Piquet user interface is common across all its games, supporting both point-and-click and drag-and-drop mouse operations. The features include realistic animated card movements, right-click pop-up menus, a hint facility, a tutorial, automatic play, automatic save and restore of partly finished games, multiple-user scoreboards, a clean and uncluttered main window, status-bar shortcut buttons, and fully customizable main display font and wallpaper effects for the table and playing mat, and the card backs.
For those times when internet access may be unavailable, players can choose from one of six different computer opponents to practice privately. The objective of the game is to exchange cards, declare combinations, and play tricks in order to score more points than your opponent.
Each game, also known as a "partie," consists of six rounds. Piquet has been considered one of the oldest card games and widely regarded as the most challenging game ever devised for two players. In each round, the players initially exchange cards with fresh cards from the "talon" (the stock), which is followed by a declaration phase where players attempt to outbid each other's Point (long suit), Sequences (runs), and Sets (three or four of the same rank).
The winner in each category scores points for the winning declaration and any additional sequences or sets, respectively. Finally, the game moves to the trick phase, where players earn points for leading and capturing tricks. The game's challenge is to balance the exchange, the declarations and the trick winning in order to outscore the opponent. The artful players can earn special bonuses in both the declaration and trick phases.
MeggieSoft Games Piquet user interface is common across all its games, supporting both point-and-click and drag-and-drop mouse operations. The features include realistic animated card movements, right-click pop-up menus, a hint facility, a tutorial, automatic play, automatic save and restore of partly finished games, multiple-user scoreboards, a clean and uncluttered main window, status-bar shortcut buttons, and fully customizable main display font and wallpaper effects for the table and playing mat, and the card backs.
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