Sets are one of the two types of
meld that may be used in games where melding is part of the play; the other being a
run or sequence. A set or group comprises 3 or 4 cards of the same rank and, usually, different suits. A
prial,
pair royal,
gleek or
triplet is a set of 3 cards of equal rank and a
quartet or, in some older games, a
mournival, is one of four cards of the same rank. Usually a
pair (2 cards of the same rank but different suits) is not counted as a "set"; but some games, such as
Bieten or
Perlaggen do include pairs as sets. A
wild set is one containing
wild cards – that is, those cards designated in the rules as being wild, for example, the
jokers in
Rommé. On the other hand, a
natural set is one consisting entirely of '
natural cards'. In
Texas Holdem poker, a set refers to a three of a kind where the player has a pocket pair. This is contrasted with
trips which is when a player only has one hole card that matches with two board cards. ==Examples==