What games are commonly known -- chess, dice, poker? Which are common among everyone, and which are limited to the peasantry or nobility? Are certain countries/cities known for a passion/expertise for particular games or pastimes?
Card games and dice games are known by everyone, but the upper class has its own card games and board games (which in turn get taught to the lower classes by merchants and traders) One of these is a variant on Solitaire called Dragon's Eye, where the foundations are reversed--rather than going from Ace on up to King, you start with Kings and go up to Ace--which is considered the "Dragon's Eye" Hi/lo stud poker is also popular among the upper class (and has been taught to the lower classes)
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