 Hearts are still a preference suit in some versions of Tarock | |
| Origin | Germany |
|---|---|
| Type | Point-trick |
| Family | Tapp group |
| Players | 3 |
| Age range | 10+ |
| Cards | 36 |
| Deck | German, Bavarian pattern |
| Rank (high→low) | A, 10, K, O, U, 9, 8, 7, 6 |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Playing time | 45 min.[1] |
| Related games | |
| Bauerntarock • Dobbm • German Tarok • Tapp | |
| Contracts: pick-up, hand and point bidding | |
Bavarian Tarock (German: Bayerisches Tarock) or, often, just Tarock, is a card game that was once popular in Bavaria and also played in parts of Austria as well as Berlin. The name is a clue to its origin in the historical German game of [Gross-]Tarock, a game using traditional Tarot cards. At some point in the mid- to late-18th century, attempts were made to emulate Taroc using a standard 36-card German-suited pack, resulting in the formerly popular, south German game of German Tarok. During the last century, the variant played with a pot (Haferl) and often known as Bavarian Tarock or Haferltarock, evolved into "quite a fine game" that, however, has less in common with its Tarock progenitor. German Tarok also generated the very similar game of Tapp, played in Württemberg, and both are related to Bauerntarock, Dobbm and the American games of frog and six-bid solo.
While in Bavaria "Tarock" without additions will usually mean this game, in Austria the term refers to true Tarock games, most commonly Königrufen.[2]
- ^ Kastner & Folkvord 2005, p. 134.
- ^ Dummett 1980b, p. 230.