 The suit of Bells from a Bavarian pack | |
| Origin | Bavaria, Germany |
|---|---|
| Type | Plain-trick |
| Players | 3 |
| Cards | 32 |
| Deck | German |
| Rank (high→low) | A K O U 10 9 8 7 |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Related games | |
| Wallachen | |
| Contracts: suit bidding plus Bettel and Mord | |
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 parts of southern Upper Bavaria, especially in the Rupertiwinkel area of the Berchtesgaden Land, where there is a cultural influence from Salzburg, and the state of Salzburg itself. It is a Bavarian variant of the more complex, old Austrian game of Préférence. Like its Bavarian cousin, Wallachen, Bolachen is threatened by extinction.