Lorum (card game)

Lorum
The suit of leaves from a German-suited pack
OriginHungary
TypeCompendium game
Players4
Cards32
DeckGerman
Rank (high→low)A K O U 10 9 8 7
Playing time1½ hours
Related games
Barbu • Herzeln • Kein Stich • Quodlibet • Rosbiratschka • Rumpel
8 deals x 4 rounds = 32 games.

Lorum or lórum is an old, Hungarian, compendium card game for 4 players. Although it is the ancestor of the French game, barbu, it is still played today. It uses a German-suited pack (Hungarian 'William Tell' or German pattern) of 32 cards and comprises 8 individual contracts, each with different rules, each of which is played four times so that a session consists of a total of 32 individual games and lasts about 1½ hours.