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How to Play Bourree

How to Play Bourree

Here is my attempt to document the rules to the card game Bourree. Bourree (which I have no idea how to spell correctly) is a not too well-known card game enjoyed throughout the Southern United States, particularly in Cajun country. It is a gambling game with play similar to Spades. The ante is small, but the pots can grow quickly. We typically play for quarter ante.

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The Gator Story

This little story is from my uncle in Corpus Christi. He’s a lawyer, but otherwise I have no reason to doubt its authenticity. It smells like an urban legend, but we have pictures! It involves an interesting attack by an alligator. As he tells it…

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