Euchre (and its variations) is the reason why modern card decks were first packaged with jokers, a card originally designed to act as the right and left ''bowers'' (high trumps). Although later eclipsed by Bridge (as with so many other games of this type), Euchre is still well known in America and is an excellent, tricktaking social game. Two decks of Euchre cards can be used to play the popular game Pinochle.
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