 One of the matadors: the Jack of Spades | |
| Origin | Austria or England |
|---|---|
| Type | Fishing |
| Family | Matching |
| Players | 2–8 |
| Skills | Tactics |
| Cards | 52 |
| Deck | French |
| Play | Anticlockwise |
| Playing time | 10-15 min. |
| Chance | Medium |
| Related games | |
| Cassino • Escoba • Scopa • Zwickern | |
Skwitz was a 19th-century Austrian card game of the fishing type for 2 to 8 players that was said to be of English origin.[1] It may be a descendant of Cassino which it resembles.
- ^ Vanderheid (1866), p. 13–26.