Origin | Switzerland |
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Type | Trick-taking |
Family | Rams group |
Players | 2–7 (4–5 best) |
Skills | Tactics & Strategy |
Cards | 36 |
Rank (high→low) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 |
Play | Anticlockwise |
Chance | Medium |
Related games | |
Kratzen, Mauscheln | |
Features: pot, 4 cards, exchanging |
Chratze (German pronunciation: [xratsə]; "raking") is a trick taking card game, mainly played in the German-speaking part of Switzerland as well as in Bavaria (there known as Zwicken and played with 3 cards). It is one of over 70 variants of Jass[1] and played with a pack of 36 cards, either a Swiss-German or French one. It appears to be related to the Austrian game, Kratzen.
Theoretically it can be played by 2-7 people, however it is most common and enjoyable are 4-5 players.
Four cards are dealt, therefore there are 4 tricks to be taken.