Mauscheln

Mauscheln
The Weli may be used as the 2nd highest trump
OriginAustria, Germany
TypePlain-trick
FamilyRams group
Players3 - 5
Age range16+
Cards32
DeckWilliam Tell or German-suited pack
Rank (high→low)A K O U 10 9 8 7 or
A K Q J 10 9 8 7
PlayClockwise
Related games
Contra, Kratzen, Lupfen, Mistigri, Tippen, Zwicken
Features: pot, 4 cards, optional special trumps
Adriaen Brouwer: Card playing peasants and Kibitzers (~1630 painting)
Adriaen Brouwer: Peasants brawling over cards (~1630 painting)

Mauscheln, also Maus or Vierblatt,[1] is a gambling card game that resembles Tippen, which is commonly played in Germany and the countries of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire.

  1. ^ Grupp 1975–1979, p. 20.