Two-handed variant of Illustrated Tarock | |
Origin | Austria |
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Type | Trick-taking |
Players | 2 |
Cards | 54 |
Deck | Industrie & Glück |
Rank (high→low) | Tarock: Sküs, XXI-I K Q C V 10–7 K Q C V 1–4 |
Play | Alternating |
Related games | |
Strawman Tarock • Illustrated Tarock |
Kosakeln ("Cossack") is a relatively recent, two-hand card game of the Austrian branch of the Tarock family. It is a two-handed version of the three-player game of Illustrated Tarock, itself an elaborate and challenging variant of Tapp Tarock.