>Being from Illinois, have you ever played Euchre? It was big in Wisconsin when I was growing up in Portage. We had family reunions that had Euchre games going on at numerous tables (usually 5 or 6) - you rotated tables as you won (or was it when you lost?) It's been too many years - I haven't met anyone from the South who knows how to play unless they are transplanted yankees.
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I was introduced to Euchre one night when I was living in Iowa. It's hard to get a feel for a game in just a couple of hours (especially with a couple of pitchers of beer in you - I had to walk home). It seemed like a fun game but with nothing like the depth of bridge, or even spades, pinocchle, or hearts.