| Ancestor of marriage group card games | |
| Origin | France or Germany |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Mariagenspiel |
| Type | Point-trick |
| Players | 2 |
| Cards | 32 |
| Deck | German or Piquet pack |
| Rank (high→low) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 |
| Play | Alternate |
| Related games | |
| Sixty-six | |
Mariage (German: [maʁiˈaːʒə]) or Mariagenspiel is a German 6-card trick-and-draw game for two players in which players score bonus points for the "marriage" of king and queen of the same suit.[1] The game, first documented in 1715 in Leipzig, spawned numerous offshoots throughout continental Europe and gives its name to the marriage group of card games, the widest known of which is probably sixty-six. Many of these are still the national card games of their respective countries.