| A trick-taking game of the European Tarot card game family. | |
 The Fool, the highest trump or excuse in a German captioned Swiss Tarot pack | |
| Origin | Switzerland |
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| Alternative names | Trogga, Tappu, Tappä |
| Type | Trick-taking |
| Players | 3-8 |
| Skills | Tactics, Strategy |
| Cards | 62 |
| Deck | Swiss Tarot |
| Rank (high→low) | Trump suit: Fool, 21-1 Long suits: K Q C J 10 9 8 7 6 5 Round suits: K Q C J 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
| Play | Anticlockwise |
| Chance | Moderate |
| Related games | |
| Tapp-Tarock • Cego • Königrufen | |
Troggu is a member of the tarot family of card games. Synonyms for the game's name are: Trogga, Tappu and Tappä. It is played in the area of Visp, Switzerland, in Upper Wallis, especially in St. Niklaus and Grächen. After Troccas, it is the second most played tarot card game in Switzerland.[1][2]
- ^ Dummett, Michael; McLeod, John (2004). A History of Games Played with the Tarot Pack. Lewiston: Edwin Mellen Press. pp. 403–413.
- ^ Dummett, Michael; McLeod, John (2009). A History of Games Played with the Tarot Pack Supplement. Oxford: Maproom Publications. pp. S9–S11, S13–S16.