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Wallachen
Wallachen is an Old Bavarian card game which used to be very popular in eastern Bavaria. 10 > 9 > 8 > 7. Trumps In the normal game, the card led to the first trick determines the trump suit for the hand. Within the trump suit cards rank as shown above and all trumps outrank other suit cards. There are no trumps in ''Bettel'' and ''Mord''. Playing Dealing Dealer shuffles the pack, offers it to middlehand to cut and then deals ten cards each, either in two packets of 5 or in two packets of 4 and one of 2 or in three packets of 3, 4 and 3 cards respectively. Two cards are then dealt to a ''start''. Each player has a doubling token such as a coin or matchbox in front of them. After the first 3 cards have been dealt to each player, the deal is paused while players look at these cards, and any player may 'double' (''doppeln'') the stake by pushing their token called the ''Doppler'' (formerly a matchbox, usually a coin) forwards. For example if all three players do this the stake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolachen
Bolachen (the stress is on the second syllable; the "e" is also sounded) is a traditional card game for 3 players that is played in Upper Bavaria. It is threatened by extinction. History The origin of Bolachen is not exactly clear; today, it is mainly found in southern Upper Bavaria. However, like the similar but more complex Wallachen, it is rarely played anymore and is thus threatened with extinction. It is probably the variant or synonym of Préférence described by Geiser as "Polachen", Bells > Leaves > Acorns Card ranking The ranking of cards for trick-taking is: :Sow (Ace)The card is a Sow or Deuce, but is marked with an "A" and often called an Ace > King > Ober > Unter > 10 > 9 > 8 > 7 Aim The aim for the declarer is to win his chosen contract – in a normal game (''Brand'') by taking six of the ten tricks; in a ''Bettel'' by losing every trick and in a ''Mord'' by winning every trick. The aim of the two defenders is to thwart the declarer. Like Wallachen, it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Préférence
Préférence, frequently spelt Preference, is a Central and Eastern European 10-card plain-trick game with bidding, played by three players with a 32-card Piquet deck, and probably originating in early 19th century Austria, becoming the second most popular game in Vienna by 1980. It also took off in Russia where it was played by the higher echelons of society, the regional variant known as Preferans being still very popular in that country, while other variants are played from Lithuania to Greece.. History In spite of the game's French name and a number of French terms, it has always been mostly unknown in France.. A game of this name was already mentioned as popular in Vienna in 1803, but Depaulis has found references as early as 1801 in Bohemia and notes that it may even have been known in Russia before 1800. Nevertheless, the earliest known description is in an 1829 Austrian game anthology,. Préférence quickly became popular in Imperial Russia as well. Via Vint, the suit order ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grasobern
Grasobern, Grasoberl, Grasoberln, Graseberla, Grünobern, Lauboberl or Laubobern is a card game that was once commonly played in Old Bavaria, especially in the old counties of Bad Aibling and Landkreis Rosenheim, Rosenheim, and is still popular in eastern Bavaria, especially in Upper Palatinate. The game has relatively simple rules and thus a rather relaxing and leisurely character without the mental demands of Schafkopf or psychological stress of Watten (card game), Watten, two other traditional Bavarian card games. The name is taken from the game's penalty card, the Ober (playing card), Ober of Leaves (suit), Leaves. The suit of Leaves is known in German variously as ''Laub'' ("leaves, foliage"), ''Gras'' ("grass") or ''Grün'' ("green"). History Grasobern originated in "Old Bavaria" – Altbayern Ober (playing card), Ober > Unter > Ten > Nine > Eight > Seven. Aim Grasobern is a pure plain-trick game. In the 'normal game' the aim is to avoid taking the first trick, the las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stichbrandeln
Brandeln is an historical card game for four players in which three play against a soloist. It is one of the earliest games to use the terms Bettel – a contract to lose every trick – and Mord - a contract to win every trick. One of several card games mastered by Mozart, Brandeln is still current in Austria and Germany today. It has been described as having a "civilized, refined and ingenious character" and "one of the most pleasant card games". Parlett Anglicized the name to Brandle and agrees that it is "a delightful German Nap equivalent".Parlett (2008), p. 113 Name Brandeln simply means "playing he game ofBrandel". Historically the game was also referred to as Brandl, Brändeln, Stichbrändeln, Stichbrandl, Brandelspiel, Brannten or even Betteln. According to Schmid, ''Brandeln'' was "a certain card game" and ''bräntelen'' or ''bräselen'' meant to smell of fire or to be suspicious. Schmeller confirms that ''brändeln'' means to smell of fire, but adds that it also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandeln
Brandeln is an historical card game for four players in which three play against a soloist. It is one of the earliest games to use the terms Bettel – a contract to lose every trick – and Mord - a contract to win every trick. One of several card games mastered by Mozart, Brandeln is still current in Austria and Germany today. It has been described as having a "civilized, refined and ingenious character" and "one of the most pleasant card games". Parlett Anglicized the name to Brandle and agrees that it is "a delightful German Nap equivalent".Parlett (2008), p. 113 Name Brandeln simply means "playing he game ofBrandel". Historically the game was also referred to as Brandl, Brändeln, Stichbrändeln, Stichbrandl, Brandelspiel, Brannten or even Betteln. According to Schmid, ''Brandeln'' was "a certain card game" and ''bräntelen'' or ''bräselen'' meant to smell of fire or to be suspicious. Schmeller confirms that ''brändeln'' means to smell of fire, but adds that it also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watten (card Game)
Watten, regionally also called ''Watteln'' or ''Wattlung'', is a card game that is mainly played in Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol. There are several main variants: Bavarian, Bohemian, South Tyrolean (''Stichwatten''), (Austrian) Tyrolean, Kritisch and Blind Watten. It is usually a 4-player game, which is "by far the most interesting", but it may also be played by 2 or 3 players. According to Parlett, Watten is "hard to describe" but "fun to play and easy to learn." Origin According to tradition the game emerged in its present form in the Kingdom of Bavaria during the time of the Napoleonic Wars. At that time, allied French and Bavarian troops spent their spare time together in their military encampments. The name came from the French phrase, va tout, which meant "last trump". However, Tyrolean historian, Hans Fink, believes the game originated in formerly Austrian South Tyrol and came from the Italian word ''battere'', "beating" or "thumping". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preferans
Preferans ( rus, преферанс, p=prʲɪfʲɪˈrans) or Russian Preference is a 10-card plain-trick game with bidding, played by three or four players with a 32-card Piquet deck. It is a sophisticated variant of the Austrian game Préférence, which in turn descends from Spanish Ombre and French Boston. It is renowned in the card game world for its many complicated rules and insistence on strategical approaches. Popular in Russia since approximately the 1830s, Preferans quickly became the country's national card game. Although superseded in this role by Durak, it is still one of the most popular games in Russia. Similar games are played in various other European countries, from Lithuania to Greece, where an earlier form of Russian Preferans is known as Prefa ( gr, Πρέφα). Compared to Austrian Préférence, Russian Preferans and Greek Prefa are distinguished by the greater number of possible contracts, which allows for almost any combination of trumps and numbers of tricks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acorns (card Suit)
Acorns (German: ''Eichel'', or more unusually ''Hackl'' or ''Ecker'') is a suit in a deck of German playing cards or Swiss playing cards. This suit was invented in 15th-century German-speaking lands and is a survivor from a large pool of experimental suit signs created to replace the Latin suits. Around 1480, French card makers adapted this sign into clubs in a French deck (known as clovers in France). In English, cards are referred to as in a French deck (e.g. the "10 of Acorns"), but in German as ''Eichel-Zehn''. Acorns are the highest suit in the games of Skat, Schafkopf and Doppelkopf, but the lowest in Préférence. In Watten, the 7 of Acorns (the ''Spitz'' or ''Soach'') is the third highest trump card. The gallery below shows a suit of Acorns from a German-suited deck of 32 cards. The pack is of the Saxonian pattern: File:Saxonian Deck - Acorns - 07.jpg , 7 File:Saxonian Deck - Acorns - 08.jpg , 8 File:Saxonian Deck - Acorns - 09.jpg , 9 File:Saxonian Deck - Acorns - 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bay Schellen
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a narrow entrance. A fjord is an elongated bay formed by glacial action. A bay can be the estuary of a river, such as the Chesapeake Bay, an estuary of the Susquehanna River. Bays may also be nested within each other; for example, James Bay is an arm of Hudson Bay in northeastern Canada. Some large bays, such as the Bay of Bengal and Hudson Bay, have varied marine geology. The land surrounding a bay often reduces the strength of winds and blocks waves. Bays may have as wide a variety of shoreline characteristics as other shorelines. In some cases, bays have beaches, which "are usually characterized by a steep upper foreshore with a broad, flat fronting terrace".Maurice Schwartz, ''Encyclopedia of Coastal Science'' (2006), p. 129. Bays were sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leaves (card Suit)
Leaves are one of the four suits in German-suited packs of playing cards. This suit was invented in 15th century Germany and is a survivor from a large pool of experimental suit signs created to replace the Latin suits. Around 1480, French card makers adapted this sign into Spades in the French pack (known as pikes in France). As its name suggests, the leaf is represented by a stylized green leaf. The left half is lighter than the right half; it can sometimes be yellow. Veins are visible and there is usually a petiole. There may also be smaller leaves. They are usually known in German as ''Laub'' ("foliage"), but also as ''Gras'' ("grass"), ''Blatt'' ("leaf") or ''Grün'' ("green"). Cards are referred to as in a French pack e.g. the "King of Leaves", but in German as ''"Laub-König"'' or ''"Grün-König"'' i.e. "Leaf King". It is the second-highest suit in the games of Skat, Schafkopf and Doppelkopf, and the second lowest in Préférence. The gallery below shows a suit of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grafenau, Bavaria
Grafenau () is a town in the Freyung-Grafenau district, in Bavaria, Germany. 32 km north of Passau, the town is situated in the Bavarian Forest and is the base of the Bavarian Forest National Park Authority. Grafenau is a holiday destination with a variety of kinds of accommodation from self-catering apartments to a "holiday village". Location and facilities The town lies in the Bavarian Forest at a height between 600 and 700 meters over sea level, right beside the Bavarian Forest National Park. The Kleine Ohe river flows along the east and south of the town. It is close to the Frauenberg. In April 1945, Major General Stafford LeRoy Irwin opened his XII Corps Headquarters there. Since 1976 there has been an artificial lake (surrounded by a park) which is used for sport and recreation. There are museums about the town and surrounding area, including a museum with a collection of traditional furniture, and also a museum about snuff. The town has curling and ice skating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hearts (card Suit)
Hearts (french: Cœur, german: Herz) is one of the four suits in playing cards of both the French deck and the German deck. However, the symbol is slightly different: in a French deck and in a German-suited deck. In Bridge, for which in Germany the French deck is common, it is called by its French name, ''Cœur''. In games using German-suited cards the suit of Hearts is often called "Red" (''Rot''). In the game of Watten, the King of Hearts is the highest Trump. This suit was invented in 15th century Germany and is a survivor from a large pool of experimental suit signs created to replace the Latin suits. Name The origin of the term "heart" to describe the symbol, which only very marginally resembles a true heart, is not known. In general, equivalents in other languages also mean "heart". File:Bay herz.svg, The heart in German suited cards File:Naipe copas.png, The heart in French suited cards Characteristics The heart typically has a form of cardioid, the lower par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
