About: Tonk (card game)

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Tonk, or tunk, is a matching card game, which combines features of knock rummy and conquian. Tonk is a relatively fast-paced game that can be played by 2-4 players. It can be played for just points or for money wagered. It was popular with blues and jazz musicians in southern Louisiana in the 1930s, including Duke Ellington's orchestra, and was played during breaks in the back rooms of bars and saloons. It has been played in military barracks to the battlefield and In many other places it has become a popular pastime for workers while on their lunch breaks.

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  • Le Tonk est un jeu de cartes traditionnel américain de la famille du Rami. (fr)
  • Tonk, or tunk, is a matching card game, which combines features of knock rummy and conquian. Tonk is a relatively fast-paced game that can be played by 2-4 players. It can be played for just points or for money wagered. It was popular with blues and jazz musicians in southern Louisiana in the 1930s, including Duke Ellington's orchestra, and was played during breaks in the back rooms of bars and saloons. It has been played in military barracks to the battlefield and In many other places it has become a popular pastime for workers while on their lunch breaks. (en)
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  • Texas Tonk, Tunk or Knot (en)
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  • 52 (xsd:integer)
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  • Clockwise (en)
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  • 2 (xsd:integer)
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  • -900.0 (dbd:second)
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  • Medium (en)
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  • Strategy (en)
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  • Tonk (en)
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  • Le Tonk est un jeu de cartes traditionnel américain de la famille du Rami. (fr)
  • Tonk, or tunk, is a matching card game, which combines features of knock rummy and conquian. Tonk is a relatively fast-paced game that can be played by 2-4 players. It can be played for just points or for money wagered. It was popular with blues and jazz musicians in southern Louisiana in the 1930s, including Duke Ellington's orchestra, and was played during breaks in the back rooms of bars and saloons. It has been played in military barracks to the battlefield and In many other places it has become a popular pastime for workers while on their lunch breaks. (en)
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  • Tonk (jeu) (fr)
  • Tonk (card game) (en)
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