Tuesday, April 21, 2015

A History Lesson on Faro

The Most Fascinating Card Game That's Not Played Anymore

For those who don't know Faro is a card game that was invented in France in the 17th century and played up until the early 20th.  At the time in France it was called Pharaon. Faro is a derivative of a another card game from France called Basset which was banned by Louis XIV in 1691.  Faro wasn't played for long before it was also banned.