"It's a card game," he replied, pulling the deck of cards out of his pocket and giving them a shuffle on the top of his thigh. "One needs at least two people to play it, and one needn't talk to the others at all, outside of a few words needed for game play. It tends to keep one's mind occupied."
It had also helped with boredom while waiting. Monty was still waiting for the three hundred pounds that Jacques owed him -- he supposed he always would. "It's quite simple to learn, if you'd like to play."