Definition

Noun: 1. A card game for two to four players: Cassino is a card game where players aim to capture cards from a central layout on the table by matching them with cards from their hand. The goal is to score points by capturing certain cards or combinations.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • We spent the afternoon playing cassino.
  • In cassino, capturing the ten of diamonds is valuable.
  • He explained the simple rules of cassino to the new players.

Advanced Usage

• "Sweep" or "Clean Sweep": In cassino, this refers to capturing all the cards currently on the table with a single play, which awards an extra point.
  • She scored a sweep by using her seven to take all three cards on the table.

Variants and Related Words

• Casino: This is a common alternate spelling for the card game "cassino." Note that "casino" more frequently refers to a gambling establishment.
• Card Game: The general category to which cassino belongs.

Synonyms

• Card game
• Casino (when referring specifically to the game)

Related Terms and Concepts

• Build: A key tactic in cassino where a player combines two or more table cards with a card from their hand to declare a total, which they intend to capture on a subsequent turn.
• Capture: The primary action in the game, where a player takes cards from the table by matching them with a card of equal rank from their hand or by using a card to capture a build they have made.
• Layout: The set of cards that are face-up on the table available for capture.

Noun

1. a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand