| "One of the best two-handers ever devised" | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Schnapskarten_dt-fr.jpg) German–French cards for Sechsundsechzig | |
| Origin | German |
|---|---|
| Type | Point-trick |
| Players | 2 |
| Cards | 24 |
| Deck | French or German-suited pack |
| Rank (high→low) | A 10 K Q J 9 |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Playing time | 15 min. |
| Chance | Medium |
| Related games | |
| Mariage, Schnapsen | |
Sixty-six or 66 (‹See Tfd›German: Sechsundsechzig), sometimes known as Paderbörnern,[a] is a fast 5- or 6-card point-trick game of the marriage type for 2–4 players, played with 24 cards. It is an ace–ten game where aces are high and tens rank second. It has been described as "one of the best two-handers ever devised".[1]
Closely related games for various numbers of players are popular all over Europe and include Austria's national card game, Schnapsen, the Czech/Slovak Mariáš, Hungarian Ulti, Finnish Marjapussi and French Bezique. American pinochle also descends from this family. Together with the jack–nine family, these form the large king–queen family of games.[2]
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- ^ Parlett 2008, p. 261.
- ^ Parlett 1996, p. 259.