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Strohmandeln
Strohmandeln, also called Strohmandel, Strohmanntarock, Strohmanntarok, Zweiertarock, Strawman Tarock or Straw Man Tarock, is an old, two-hand card game from the Austrian branch of the Tarock family. It takes its name from the three-packet talon of four cards, the ''Strohmänner'' ("strawmen"), each player has at the start of the game. While the original game has been described as jejune, it was eventually superseded by an attractive successor which is both challenging and very exciting. History The forerunner to Strohmandeln was a two-hand variant of the 78-card Tarock game recorded as early as early as 1800 in a Viennese games compendium, ''Neuestes Spielbuch'', where it was called "Taroc en deux" in which a face-down dummy of 25 cards was dealt but never used during the game. The 54-card version first appeared in 1829, when it was described as " Tarok-Tappen between two players or the so-called Strohmandel". However, in these rules the dummy or 'straw man' was actually used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Königrufen
Königrufen or Königsrufen (German: "Call the King") is a four-player, trick-taking card game of the tarot family, played in Austria and Southern Tyrol, with variants for two, three and six players. As with other regional tarot card games, it is usually called Tarock (the German term for tarot card games) by its players. It is the only variant of Tarock that is played over most of Austria and, in 2001, was the most popular card game in Austria after Schnapsen and Rommé. By 2015, it had become "the favourite card game of Austrians". It has been described as the most interesting tarot game for four players, the "Game of Kings", a game that requires intelligence and, with 22 trumps in play, as good "training for the brain". In comparison with other card games, Königrufen may be played with a wide range of possible contracts. The name of the game comes from the practice in the most basic contracts of naming a specific King in order to choose a playing partner, known as "calling a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarock (card Games)
Tarot games are card games played with tarot decks, that is, decks with numbered permanent trumps parallel to the suit cards. The games and decks which English-speakers call by the French name Tarot are called Tarocchi in the original Italian, Tarock in German and various similar words in other languages. The basic rules first appeared in the manuscript of Martiano da Tortona, written before 1425. The games are known in many variations, mostly cultural and regional. Tarot games originated in Italy, and spread to most parts of Europe, notable exceptions being the British Isles, the Iberian peninsula, and the Balkans.David Parlett, ''Oxford Dictionary of Card Games'', pg. 300 Oxford University Press (1996) They are played with decks having four ordinary suits, and one additional, longer suit of tarots, which are always trumps. They are characterised by the rule that a player who cannot follow to a trick with a card of the suit led ''must'' play a trump to the trick if possible. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illustrated Tarock
Illustrated Tarock (german: Illustriertes Tarock) or Illustrated Dreiertarock is an Austrian card game that has been described as the "queen" of all three-handed Tarock games played with the 54-card pack. It was thought by Mayr and Sedlaczek to be extinct but, in 2009 when the two Tarock authors were guests on an ORF radio programme, players from Vienna called in who confirmed they still played the game. It is sometimes called Point Tarock which, however, is a different, probably extinct, game, albeit a close cousin. Although it has "a reputation for being a little more convoluted than the others", Furr maintains that this is not so, but recommends that players become familiar with Tapp Tarock before attempting this game. History and etymology Illustrated Tarock is one of a family of classical Austrian card games known as Tarock games; so much so, that the area of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, in which they have a strong tradition, has been described as 'Tarockania'. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosaken
Kosakeln ("Cossack") is a relatively recent, two-hand card game of the Austrian branch of the Tarock family. It is a two-handed version of the three-player game of Illustrated Tarock, itself an elaborate and challenging variant of Tapp Tarock. History and etymology Kosakeln is one of a family of classical Austrian card games known as Tarock games; so much so, that the area of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, in which they have a strong tradition has been described as 'Tarockania'.''Tarockania'' at web.archive.org. Retrieved 19 September 2020. These games have been featured in literature such as Herzmanovsky-Orlando's ''Maskenspiel der Genien'' and |
Tarock Scoring Scheme
Tarot games are card games played with tarot decks, that is, decks with numbered permanent trumps parallel to the suit cards. The games and decks which English-speakers call by the French name Tarot are called Tarocchi in the original Italian, Tarock in German and various similar words in other languages. The basic rules first appeared in the manuscript of Martiano da Tortona, written before 1425. The games are known in many variations, mostly cultural and regional. Tarot games originated in Italy, and spread to most parts of Europe, notable exceptions being the British Isles, the Iberian peninsula, and the Balkans.David Parlett, ''Oxford Dictionary of Card Games'', pg. 300 Oxford University Press (1996) They are played with decks having four ordinary suits, and one additional, longer suit of tarots, which are always trumps. They are characterised by the rule that a player who cannot follow to a trick with a card of the suit led ''must'' play a trump to the trick if possible. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosakeln
Kosakeln ("Cossack") is a relatively recent, two-hand card game of the Austrian branch of the Tarock (card games), Tarock family. It is a two-handed version of the three-player game of Illustrated Tarock, itself an elaborate and challenging variant of Tapp Tarock. History and etymology Kosakeln is one of a family of classical Austrian card games known as Tarock games; so much so, that the area of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, in which they have a strong tradition has been described as 'Tarockania'.''Tarockania'' at web.archive.org. Retrieved 19 September 2020. These games have been featured in literature such as Fritz von Herzmanovsky-Orlando, Herzmanovsky-Orlando's ''Maskenspiel der Genien'' and Johann Nestroy's ''Zu ebener Erde und im ersten Stock''. There are numerous variations of Tarock, many s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sedlaczek
Robert Sedlaczek (born 1952) is an Austrian journalist, Germanist and non-fiction author.Entry for Robert Sedlaczek in the catalogue of the German National Library (DNB). Retrieved 2 August 2020. He is best known for his works on aspects of the German language. In addition, he writes books and articles on cultural history topics. In his book ''Die Tante Jolesch und ihre Zeit. Eine Recherche'' he traced the history of the industrial family of the same name as well as the lawyer, Hugo Sperber. These people are characters in 's book ''Die Tante Jolesch''. Life Robert Sedlaczek was born 2 April 1952 in |
Officers' Skat
Officers' Skat (''Offiziersskat''), is a trick-taking card game for two players which is based on the rules of Skat. It may be played with a German or French pack of 32 cards which, from the outset of the game, are laid out in rows both face down and face up. As in Skat, tricks are taken and card points counted to determine the winner of a round; game points are then awarded to decide the winner of a game. It is also called Two-hand Skat (''Zweimann-Skat'' or ''Skat zu zweit''), Sailors' Skat (''Seemannsskat''), Farmers' Skat (''Bauernskat''), Robbers' Skat (''Räuberskat'') or Coachmen's Skat (''Kutscherskat'') There are several local variations of the card game, which differ mainly in the number of cards revealed or hidden and the calculation of points. Method of play The game is played between two players, each of whom has two rows of cards placed face down and two rows of cards placed face up on top of them. Thus each player has his 16 cards laid out in two rows of cards fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Mayr
Wolfgang Mayr (born 1944) is an Austrian journalist and former chief editor of Austria Presse Agentur. Life Mayr was born on 11 June 1944 in Schärding, Upper Austria. The son of an Innviertel teacher and merchant family, he attended the Stift Kremsmünster humanistic high school and then went to study in Vienna. In 1968, he joined the editorial team of the Austria Press Agency. In 1981 he became deputy head of department and in 1988 head of the foreign policy editorial department. From 1988 he worked as managing editor, became deputy editor-in-chief in 1993 and took over as successor to Josef A. Nowak in 1997. He campaigned for a modern and service-oriented agency, in particular by setting up an image service and a graphic editorial team in the 1980s and 1990s. He retired in 2005. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Suited Cards
French-suited playing cards or French-suited cards are cards that use the French suits of (clovers or clubs ), (tiles or diamonds ), (hearts ), and (pikes or spades ). Each suit contains three or four face/court cards. In a standard 52-card pack these are the ( knave or jack), the ( lady or queen), and the (king). In addition, in Tarot packs, there is a (cavalier) ranking between the queen and the knave. Aside from these aspects, decks can include a wide variety of regional and national patterns, which often have different deck sizes. In comparison to Spanish, Italian, German, and Swiss playing cards, French cards are the most widespread due to the geopolitical, commercial, and cultural influence of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries. Other reasons for their popularity were the simplicity of the suit insignia, which simplifies mass production, and the popularity of whist and contract bridge. The English p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uhu (playing Card)
Uhu may refer to: World War II * Heinkel He 219, a German night interceptor aircraft * Focke-Wulf Fw 189 Uhu, a German tactical reconnaissance aircraft * An infrared searchlight-equipped 1944 variant of the Sd.Kfz. 251, a German armored personnel carrier UHU * UHU, a German manufacturer of adhesives * ''UHU'' (magazine), a 1924–1934 German monthly * United Hockey Union, a group of ice hockey leagues in North America * United Hatters of North America, a defunct labor union Other uses * Uhu, the symbol for the chemical element Unhexunium * Uhu (playing card), a trump card in a Tarock deck * another name for the Eurasian eagle-owl * Uhu, villages in Nigeria: ** see List of villages in Anambra State ** see List of villages in Kebbi State This is a list of villages and settlements in Kebbi State, Nigeria organised by local government area (LGA) and district/area (with postal codes also given). By postal code By electoral ward Below is a list of polling units, including vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pagat
The trull is a trio of three special trump cards used in tarock games in Austria and other countries that have a much higher card value than the other trumps. The individual cards are known as trull cards (''Trullstücke''). The word ''trull'' is derived from the French ''tous les trois'' which means "all three". In spite of its French roots the term is not common in the game of French tarot, where the trull cards are called ''les bouts'' ("butts", "ends") or, in earlier times, ''les oudlers'', which has no other meaning. Introduction The games of the tarot (French) or tarock (German) family are distinguished mainly in that, in addition to the suit cards, their decks have a series of 21 classical, permanent trumps, most of which are numbered with Roman or Arabic numerals. In games of German-language origin the trumps are also called ''tarocks''. The special role of the 'fool' (''Narren'') is described below. Tarock games are trick-taking card games, in which the cards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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