 The 7 of Diamonds, often the 2nd highest trump | |
| Origin | Germany |
|---|---|
| Type | Plain-trick |
| Family | Rams group |
| Players | 3–5 |
| Cards | 32 |
| Deck | German or Piquet pack |
| Rank (high→low) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 A K O U 10 9 8 7 |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Playing time | 15 minutes |
| Related games | |
| Contra, Kratzen, Lupfen, Mauscheln, Mistigri, Ramsen, Tippen | |
| Features: pot, 5 cards, ♦7 as 2nd highest trump, dropping out, slam | |
Ramscheln, also called Ramsch, is a German card game for three to five players, which is usually played for small stakes. It is a variant of Mönch and a member of the Rams group of card games characterised by allowing players to drop out of the current game if they think they will be unable to win any tricks or a minimum number of tricks.[1][2] It should not be confused with Ramsch, an unofficial contract in Skat, played when everyone passes, in which the aim is not to score the most card points.[3]
- ^ Card Games: Rams Group at www.pagat.com. Retrieved 16 Oct 2018
- ^ Geiser 2004, pp. 37 & 40.
- ^ Herder (1969). Der Neuer Herder: A bis Zz, Vol. 5, p. 315.