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Schneider (cards)
{{italic title ''Schneider'' is a term used in many card games for a low card point score that results in boosting an opponent's game score. The threshold is usually half the total points needed for a win; below the threshold, the player or team is ''Schneider''; above it they are 'out of ''Schneider. Its natural extension is ''Schwarz'', said of a player or team who loses the game without taking a single trick. Origin The term ''Schneider'' ("tailor") is German and comes from the medieval guild of tailors. Tailoring was a trade often associated with financial difficulties. For example, the pejorative remark "a tailor doesn't weigh more than 30 lots", alluding to a tailor being underweight, was a common saying. People who were financially better off were thus "out of ''Schneider''" i.e. "off the hook". In the 19th century, the term was also used by student fraternities. The drinking game "Lustig, meine Sieben", in which a pair of scissors was drawn on the table if one scored unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Card Games
A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific. Countless card games exist, including families of related games (such as poker). A small number of card games played with traditional decks have formally standardized rules with international tournaments being held, but most are folk games whose rules vary by region, culture, and person. Traditional card games are played with a ''deck'' or ''pack'' of playing cards which are identical in size and shape. Each card has two sides, the ''face'' and the ''back''. Normally the backs of the cards are indistinguishable. The faces of the cards may all be unique, or there can be duplicates. The composition of a deck is known to each player. In some cases several decks are shuffled together to form a single ''pack'' or ''shoe''. Modern card games usually have bespoke decks, often with a vast amount of cards, and can include number or action cards. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elfern
Elfern or Elfmandeln, is a very old, German and Austrian 6-card, no-trump, trick-and-draw game for two players using a 32-card, French-suited Piquet pack or German-suited Skat pack. The object is to win the majority of the 20 honours: the Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten in a Piquet pack or the Ace, King, Ober, Unter and Ten in a Skat pack. Elfern is at least 250 years old and a possible ancestor to the Marriage family of card games, yet it is still played by German children.Reynolds (1987), p. 287.Parlett (1991), p. 281. History and Etymology Elfern is a primitive German game, similar to Bohemian Schneider, that is mentioned as early as 1759 in a letter by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert; its rules appearing in Hammer's ''Taschenbuch'' in 1811 and in the ''Neuester Spielalmanach'' published in Berlin in 1820.Von Abenstein (1820), pp. 198-202. It was described in 1855 as "played in many parts of Germany, albeit not very commonly"von Alvensleben (1853), pp. 212-215. and, in 1862, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Réunion (card Game)
Réunion, Reunion or Vereinigungsspiel is an historical German point-trick game for three players which, despite its French name, appears to have originated in the central Rhineland and lowland areas to the east. It is a 10-card game of the Ace-Ten family and uses a 32-card French-suited piquet pack or 32-card Skat pack. Players who cannot follow suit must trump. Otherwise the game can be described as a simplified version of Skat, but is also reminiscent of Euchre with its two permanent top trumps, the Right and Left Bowers. History The game occurs in early 19th century German game anthologies, where it was said to be popular in the western parts of Germany, and more specifically the area of the rivers Rhine, Main, Lahn and Neckar. Due to the Napoleonic Wars, this area was under a strong French cultural influence in the early years of the century. Despite the game's French name, it does not appear in the French game anthologies of the time, and the card-point schedule is more si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skwitz
Skwitz was a 19th-century Austrian card game of the fishing type for 2 to 8 players that was said to be of English origin.Vanderheid (1866), p. 13–26. It may be a descendant of Cassino which it resembles. History The game appears as early as an 1852 Viennese 'house calendar' where it is described as a "social game" that is relaxing and entertaining to play._ (1852), pp. 39-46. It is also published in a number of Viennese games compendia around that time, including the 1866 edition of the ''Neuestes Universal Spielbuch'' which carries an identical account of the rules. Despite its supposed English origin, possibly in a game called Quits, there appears to be no record of it being played there. Equipment The game is played with a French-suited Whist pack of 52 cards and no Jokers. Aces are low. There are 3 matadors which earn bonuses: the J, 10 and 2. The game was played for points and money. Each player needed a dish for their own chips or coins ('pool') and a larger dish for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariage (card Game)
() or Mariagenspiel is a German 6-card trick-and-draw game for two players in which players score bonus points for the "marriage" of King and Queen of the same suit. The game, first documented in 1715 in Leipzig, spawned numerous offshoots throughout continental Europe and gives its name to the Marriage group of card games, the widest known of which is probably Sixty-Six. Many of these are still the national card games of their respective countries. It is unrelated to the Nepalese game of Marriage. History Parlett notes that "despite claims for its invention at Paderborn, Westphalia, in 1652, it is not attested earlier than 1715," although Kozietulski stated in 1888 that it had been popular in Poland for two centuries which dates its appearance there to the late 17th century and he doubts it is of Polish origin on account of its French name and the marriage feature which appears in old French games. The 1715 record, which gives an incomplete sketch of the rules of ''Mariage-S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundertspiel
Trappola is an early 16th-century Venetian trick-taking card game which spread to most parts of Central Europe and survived, in various forms and under various names like Trapulka, Bulka and Hundertspiel until perhaps the middle of the 20th century. It was played with a special pack of Italian-suited cards and last reported to have been manufactured in Prague in 1944. Piatnik has reprinted their old Trappola deck for collectors. History We know from the Italian polymath and 'gambling scholar' Girolamo Cardano that Trappola was current in Venice "as early as 1524 and probably invented there".Parlett (2008), p. 201. The original Venetian version described by Cardano in reasonable detail was for only two players and played without trumps or bidding. It is also the earliest known trick-taking game where the ace has been promoted above the king and played with a stripped deck. From the 17th to 19th centuries, the game became popular in Central Europe after it declined in its homeland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einwerfen
Einwerfen or Zählspiel is a German 8-card point-trick game for four players in two teams of two and using a 32-card German-suited pack. Its closest relative is the popular Portuguese game Sueca. Perhaps the most basic and typical representative of the Ace-Ten card games, this game was first described as early as 1811, but may be considerably older. Basic rules Players draw for partnerships. The player drawing the highest card becomes the 'king' i.e. eldest hand; the player with the second highest is his partner. Partners sit opposite one another. The player drawing the lowest card sits to the right of the king and becomes the first dealer. Tens rank low. After cutting for trumps, all cards are dealt to the players in batches of 4, each receiving 8 cards. The standard rules of trick-play as in Whist apply. Any card may be led to a trick, subsequent players must follow suit if they can but are otherwise completely free in what they play. The trick is won with the highest trump, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendish Schafkopf
Wendish Schafkopf (german: Wendischer Schafkopf), Wendisch or Wendsch is a card game for four players that uses a Schafkopf pack of German-suited cards or a Skat pack of French playing cards. Aim The aim of the game is for each partnership of two to score at least 61 card points by taking tricks. Cards Ranking Each suit consists of 6 (24-card game) or 8 cards (32-card game) whose ranking in terms of trick-taking power (beginning with the highest) is: Ace (''Ass'') > Ten (''Zehner'') > King (''König'') > Nine (''Neuner'') > Eight (''Achter'') > Seven (''Siebener''). The Queens (''Damen'') or Obers and Jacks (''Buben'') or Unters do not count as part of their suits, but act as permanent trumps (see below). Card points Danyliuk (2017). pp. 38-39. Trumps The trumps are fixed from the start. If playing with a French-suited pack, the highest trumps are the Queens in the sequence ''Clubs, Spades, Hearts and Diamonds''. Then follow the Jacks in the same ranking order. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheepshead (card Game)
Sheepshead is an American trick-taking card game derived from Bavaria's national card game, Schafkopf. Sheepshead is most commonly played by five players,Sheepshead Basic Rules sheepshead.org, Retrieved January 27, 2016 but variants exist to allow for two to eight players. There are also many other variants to the game rules, and many slang terms used with the game. Sheepshead is most commonly played in , where it is sometimes called the "unofficial" state card game. In 1983, it was declared the official card game of the city of . It is also common among German counties in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schieberamsch
Schieberamsch is an unofficial contract within the popular German card games, Skat and Schafkopf, but "also makes a good game in its own right."''Schieberamsch'' at pagat.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021. Schieberamsch is a variation of the unofficial Ramsch contract, in which the aim is to score as few points as possible, the difference being that, in Ramsch the skat is left untouched until the end, whereas in Schieberamsch it is passed from player to player with or without an exchange of cards. Skat Unlike the basic Ramsch contract in Skat, the first pla ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mucken
Mucken or Muck is a variation of the popular German card game, Schafkopf. However, unlike Schafkopf, it must always be played in teams of 2 players, so there are no soloist or ''Rufer'' ("caller") contracts. Mucken is mainly found in the province of Upper Franconia in the German state of Bavaria. Mucken is often played in Franconian restaurants, as it is part of the Franconian pub culture. The details of the rules vary greatly, even from village to village. Distribution Mucken is primarily a Franconian game and appears to be a development of Bierkopf, itself a simplification of the Bavarian national game of Schafkopf. As well as being a pub game in Franconia, tournaments are also regularly organised such as the Muck Championship in Hof. at www.tvo.de. Retrieved 20 Dec 2019. Cards Mucken is usuall ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oma Skat
Oma Skat or Grandmother's Skat (in German, also ''Blinden-Skat'' or ''Skat mit totem Mann'') is a variation of the card game, '' Skat'', for two players. It is especially popular in the Lüneburg Heath area of north Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...,''Skatabwandlungen für zwei Spieler'' at www.paradisi.de. Retrieved 4 Jun 2018. but is also played in other parts of Germany, albeit sometimes under other, regional names. The game is usually played when a third player is unavailable, but also to introduce beginners to the Germany's most popular card gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
