Manille vs Sedma

Manille is a French and Catalan family of point-trick games generally played with four people in two fixed partnerships. A 32-card piquet deck is used, and the ten, called the manille, ranks above the ace in each suit; cards carry point values as well as the points associated with tricks. The game belongs to a historical group related to Spanish malilla and to the older European game Ombre.

Sedma is a traditional Czech and Slovak card game usually played with a 32-card pack. Players generally try to win cards by matching the rank of the card led, rather than by following suit, and the game may be played individually or in partnerships. The number seven has a special role in many rule sets, allowing it to function as a wild matching card. Local rules can differ in dealing, scoring, an...