Schnalzen
Plain-trick | |
Family | Rams group |
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Players | 4 |
Cards | 33 |
Deck | German |
Rank (high→low) | A K O U 10 9 8 7 |
Related games | |
Lampeln • Mulatschak • Ramsen • Schnellen | |
Features: 5 cards, no exchanging, Weli as special trump, game is 20 points |
Schnalzen is an
Distribution
Schnalzen is played in the Austrian states of
Rules
The following rules are based on the game as played in Großgmain in Salzburg state.[4]
Aim
The aim of Schnalzen is to win tricks in order to be the first to get one's score from 20 down to zero.
Cards
Acorns (Eichel)
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Leaves (Laab)
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Hearts (Herz)
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Bells (Schell)
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Schnalzen is played with a
Playing
Schnalzen is usually played by 4 players who each start with a score of 20 (penalty) points ([Straf-]Punkte).
Dealing
The dealer deals a packet of 3 cards to each player in turn, turns the next face up for trump and then deals another packet of 2 cards to each player.
If the trump is a Ten, everyone has to play (mitgehen).
Staying at home
Beginning with
The dealer may not step out; other players may do so if they have more than 5 points left, in which case only 1 plus point is added to their score.
Trick-taking and scoring
Each trick taken counts as one point off the score. Winning all the tricks is rewarded with a deduction of 10 points and the others must add 10 penalty points to their score. If a player plays, but fails to take any tricks, he is 'whipped' (geschnalzt, hence the name of the game) and incurs an additional 10 penalty points.
The winner is the first player to reach zero points first. The remaining players then pay out an amount corresponding to their respective points difference.
Zwanzgerln
According to Geiser, Zwanzgerln, a game played in Eugendorf in Salzburg, may be synonymous with Schnalzen.[4]
Zwanzig ab
References
- ^ Geiser 2004, pp. 36.
- ^ Dürheide bester Schnalzer at www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de. Retrieved 1 Feb 2019.
- ^ Ein Dorf drischt Karten at www.gifhorner-rundschau.de. Retrieved 1 Feb 2019.
- ^ a b Geiser 2004, pp. 37 & 40.
- ^ Zwanzig ab! at www.allekartenspiele.de. Retrieved 28 Nov 2018
Literature
- Geiser, Remigius (2004). "100 Kartenspiele des Landes Salzburg" (PDF). Talon (13). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2018.