Jeux de hocs

The jeux de hocs are a family of French card games in which the aim is to be first to shed all one's hand cards to sequences laid out in rows on the table. They all feature cards known as 'stops' or hocs: cards that end a sequence and give the one who played it the advantage of being able to start a new sequence. In some games, hocs attract bonuses.

The best known of the hoc games is Nain Jaune ("Yellow Dwarf"), which is a classic French family game still played today.