Klaberjass

This article is about the international two-player game. For the Dutch four-player game, see Klaverjas. For the German three-player game, see Klammern.
Klaberjass
"Classic two-hander"[1]
French-suited 32-card pack
OriginCentral Europe
TypeTrick-and-draw game
Players2
Cards32
DeckPiquet deck
Rank (high→low)Trump suit: J 9 A 10 K Q 8 7
Plain suits: A 10 K Q J 9–7
Related games
Belote  • Klaverjas  • Tatteln or Franzefuss

Klaberjass (German: [ˈklaːbɐˌjas]) or Bela is a trick-taking ace–ten card game that is most popular in German communities. In its basic form it is a 9-card trick-and-draw game for two players using a 32-card piquet pack.[2]: 200f [3]

As in other point-trick games of the king–queen group, players can score points for the "marriage" (bela) of king and queen of trumps. The distinguishing feature of Klaberjass is that the jack (Jass) and nine (Manille) of trumps are elevated to the highest ranks and highest card point scores.[2]: 200f 

  1. ^ Parlett, David. A History of Card Games. Oxford: OUP (1991), p. 25. ISBN 0-19-282905-X.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference penguin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference bela was invoked but never defined (see the help page).