Strohmandeln

Strohmandeln
"Rather fun and well worth learning"[1]
OriginAustria
TypeTrick-taking
Players2
Cards54
DeckIndustrie & Glück
Rank (high→low)Tarock: Sküs, XXI-I
K Q C V 10 – 7
K Q C V 1 – 4
PlayAlternating
Playing time18 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 While the original game has been described as jejune, it was eventually superseded by an attractive successor which is both challenging and very exciting.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Furr (2009), p. 109.
  2. ^ Ulmann (1890), pp. 244–245.
  3. ^ Mayr & Sedlaczek (2008), p. 380.