Primo visto
Primo visto, Primavista, Prima-vista, Primi-vist, Primiuiste, Primofistula, or even Primefisto, is a 16th-century gambling card game fashionable c. 1530–1640. Very little is known about this game, but judging by the etymology of the words used to describe the many local variants of the game, it appears to be one of Italian origin.
The Card Players, by Lucas van Leyden, suggests that the game depicted is actually the game of Primero or one of its many variants. | |
| Origin | Italy |
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| Alternative names | Primavista |
| Family | Matching |
| Players | 2-6 |
| Skills | Tactics & Strategy |
| Cards | 40 |
| Deck | Spanish |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Playing time | 20 min. |
| Chance | Medium |
| Related games | |
| Primero, Poker | |
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