![]() Jacks have a value of 11, Queens are 12, Kings are 13, the same seems to be true for Swazi Cassino), Draw Cassino, where players are allowed to draw from the deck when making a play, Spade Cassino (where the Jack of Spades counts for 2, and 1 point for each spade at the end) and Swazi Cassino – the version seen in areas like Swaziland and South Africa, where players are allowed to ‘capture’ from their opponent’s pile. ![]() Among them, Royal Cassino, where face cards are allocated a higher value (i.e. “What are they playing?” I ask a passerby.Ĭassino (sometimes spelt with only one s) is a basic card-fishing game with several variations with (mostly) the same rules. (Later, I try to copy his Hindu shuffle at home and realize his hands have seen at least a decade more practice.) The game isn’t something I immediately recognize. The cards are shuffled with superhuman speed and dealt. The dealer takes hold of a battered deck of cards – red-backed, a knockoff of Bicycle. ![]() I pay – more or less one dollar US – and step closer to the gathering crowd in the middle. My Setswana is limited, but it’s more than enough. “Ke batla Black.” Setswana for “I want a Black (Label).” Illuminated by the moon and I walk through the maze of tin shacks – the first right, then straight, a short left and another right, following the music to one of the drinking haunts. ![]() Coyne © 2017 Gifts for Card Players The sky is overcast and the sun has just started setting over one of South Africa’s many townships. ![]()
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