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Canadian origins?

I've read multiple claims that Clag was imported to the UK by Canadian servicemen during WW2, and heard similar from (deceased) family members. I have no citations to offer, this might be worth researching in subsequent versions of the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.67.202.47 (talk) 21:12, 3 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Removed comment from article to talk page

The following comment was included in one of the references in the article, but properly belongs here. The few sources back up what the article says about the game being devised during the Second World War, but that does not mean there is no truth in the following statement.

"This is true, but the game described here is not the one played by aircrews during the Second World War. The game described in this article is called Klag and was devised by John Carroll during his R.A.F. service in Aden in 1961." Bermicourt (talk) 20:39, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Alternative schemes and variants

Another scheme has only one deal in Phase 2 giving a total of 15 deals. The trumps are fixed each time, cycling through in the order: hearts - clubs - diamonds - spades - no trumps. See here.

Clag and variants called Blackout etc. are described at Cats at Cards. The RAF system is referred to as Caller Clag. Bermicourt (talk) 22:01, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Book references

Hawkins (2015) Why Didn't You Tell Someone? - Clagg made up by bored prison officers on nights?
Posey (2021). The Stars We Share. Whist and Clagg played in the mess with the othe airmen.

Bermicourt (talk) 22:05, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]