"Rather fun and well worth learning"[1] | |
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 |
Playing time | 18 minutes/hand |
Related games | |
Tapp-Tarock • Kosakeln |
Strohmandeln, also called Strohmandel, Strohmanntarock, Strohmanntarok, Zweiertarock, Strawman Tarock or Straw Man Tarock,[1] is an old, two-hand card game from the Austrian branch of the Tarock family. It takes its name from the three-packet talon of four cards, the Strohmänner ("strawmen"), each player has at the start of the game. While the original game has been described as jejune, it was eventually superseded by an attractive successor which is both challenging and very exciting.[2][3]