"Knucks" Card Game: Not a Known Game – Help Me Identify It

"Knucks" doesn't appear in standard card game references (Hoyle, Pagat, BGG, major rulebooks). It's likely a regional/family variant, a mishearing of another game, or a new/invented game from a specific group.

To Identify It, Share:

1. Where did you encounter it? (Region, family, school, online, app)
2. Deck Used: Standard 52-card? Special deck? Multiple decks?
3. Player Count: 2? 3-4? 5+?
4. Core Mechanic: Trick-taking? Shedding (get rid of cards)? Melding? Betting? Racing?
5. Unique Rules: Wild cards? Special combos? "Knuck" as a term? Scoring method?
6. Goal: First to 0 cards? Most points? Last player standing?

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With a few details, I can either identify it or help you reconstruct the rules!