Bouillotte is an 18th-century French gambling card game of the Revolution based on Brelan,[1] very popular during the 19th century in France and again for some years from 1830.

[a] A piquet pack is used, reduced to twenty cards by removing the sevens, tens and Jacks.

If he has, the winner is the player counting the greatest face value of cards in any other suit.

The game gave rise to the Bouillotte lamp, consisting of one or several candlesticks with a central standard equipped with a non-flammable adjustable shade.

often made of tôle, a painted or lacquered metal, reflective white on the inside, dark on the outside, that could be lowered as the candles burned down.