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Vira (card Game)
Vira, or Wira, is a traditional Swedish card game for three players that game designer Dan Glimne has called "Sweden's national card game". It is the most elaborate game of the Solo family that includes Solo Whist and Préférence and is "one of the most complex games ever designed".Parlett (2008), pp. 78–85. History Playing Vira was a popular social pastime during the 19th century and there are still Vira parties in Sweden. It is unclear when the game arose. According to tradition, the game was invented in Vira courthouse around 1810. It is said that a terrible storm caused the court to become snowbound inside and they could not leave the mill. So they played all the card games they knew and eventually invented a new one, which was named after the place. Two gentlemen of Walloon extraction are supposed be the inventors of the game. But since Vira is a game for three, a third party was probably involved. Description Vira is a trick-taking game. The actual trick play is p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Virapulla
Virapulla is a traditional Swedish container designed to hold poker chips or tokens used in the card game ''Vira''. Typically round and lidded, the virapulla often features separate compartments for each player and a reversible lid that can serve as a central pot. The name combines ''Vira'', the name of the game, with ''pulla'', a Swedish word derived from the French ''poulan'', meaning a gaming bowl. While originally associated with porcelain or metal constructions, modern versions can be made from plastic or other materials. Though once a common household item in Sweden, virapullas today are primarily of interest to collectors and enthusiasts of traditional card games.''Spelmarker'' Image and description of a virapulla in the Skelleftea Museum. Retrieved 28 September 2020. Design and Use The virapulla i ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Virapulla
Virapulla is a traditional Swedish container designed to hold poker chips or tokens used in the card game '' Vira''. Typically round and lidded, the virapulla often features separate compartments for each player and a reversible lid that can serve as a central pot. The name combines ''Vira'', the name of the game, with ''pulla'', a Swedish word derived from the French ''poulan'', meaning a gaming bowl. While originally associated with porcelain or metal constructions, modern versions can be made from plastic or other materials. Though once a common household item in Sweden, virapullas today are primarily of interest to collectors and enthusiasts of traditional card games.''Spelmarker'' Image and description of a virapulla in the Skelleftea Museum. Retrieved 28 September 2020. Design and Use The virapulla ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Swedish Card Games
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: * Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) * Swedish Open (squash) * Swedish Open (darts) {{disambiguation ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Parlett, David
David Parlett (born 18 May 1939 in London) is a games scholar, historian, and translator from South London, who has studied both card games and board games. He is the president of the British Skat Association. Life David Sidney Parlett was born in London on 18 May 1939 to Sidney Thomas Parlett and Eleanor May Parlett, née Nunan. He is one of three brothers. During the Second World War, Parlett lived in Barry, Glamorgan. He was educated at Battersea Grammar School and the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth. He has a BA in Modern Languages. Parlett was a technical writer with PR companies and later a freelance writer for ''Games & Puzzles'' magazine. He is married to Barbara and they have a son and a daughter. Works His published works include many popular books on games such as ''Penguin Book of Card Games'', as well as the more academic volumes ''The Oxford Guide to Card Games'' and ''The Oxford History of Board Games'', both now out of print. Parlett has also inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kille (card Game)
Kille (pronounced or ), also called Harlequin, Cambio, Campio, Kambio or Kamfio, is a game played with special playing cards, dating from a medieval French gambling game. In Sweden, the game had its heyday during the 1750s, but it is one of the oldest card games still played.Insert sheet in Killelek from Offason. ''Regler för Killespelet – Historik''. Dan Glimne. History The French gambling game of Coucou was invented in France around 1500 and spread across Central Europe. In the late 17th century, an Italian manufacturer produced a deck of cards adapted for the game. The game was named Cuccú after its highest card. Cuccú had 38 cards and two cards of each denomination (thus 19 unique denominations). Eleven of the cards in each suite were numeral cards, numbered 0-10. The other cards were picture cards, two of which – the Bucket and the Masque – ranked lower than the numerals. Five of the cards were ranked higher: the Inn, Cat, Horse, Guard, and Cuckoo (highest). The nin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kodilj
''Kodilj'', from the Spanish' ''codille'' is a double bet in Vira and other Swedish card game A card game is any game that uses playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, whether the cards are of a traditional design or specifically created for the game (proprietary). Countless card games exist, including famil ...s. The word is often abbreviated to ''ko'' ("become a cow"), with the extension ''kossa''. If you lose more than two games under ''kodilj'', these are called "calves" (''kalven'': "become a calf"); however they are never paid at a rate that is more than ''kodilj''. {{card-game-stub Swedish card games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
