In card games, a meld is a set of matching cards, typically three or more, that earn a player points and/or allow them to deplete their hand.[1] Melds typically come in sequences of ascending cards belonging to the same suit known as runs or sets/groups of cards of identical rank . Other ones may be marriage (e.g. K and Q) and bezique (Q and J).
Melding is typical in games of the rummy family, such as canasta and gin.[2]
It is also used in other games such as mahjong.[3] Melds are also made in some trick-taking games, such as pinochle and bezique.[4]