 The 7 of Diamonds, the permanent trump | |
| Origin | Austria / Germany |
|---|---|
| Type | Plain-trick |
| Family | Rams group |
| Players | 2-5 |
| Cards | 32 |
| Deck | William Tell or Piquet pack |
| Rank (high→low) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 A K O U 10 9 8 7 |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Related games | |
| Contra • Kratzen • Lupfen • Mauscheln • Mistigri • Tippen | |
| Features: pot, 3 cards, 'hop and jump', ♦7 as 2nd highest trump | |
Zwicken is an old Austrian and German card game for 4 to 6 players, which is usually played for small stakes and makes a good party game. It is one 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] Despite a lack of sources, it was "one of the most popular card games played from the 18th to the 20th century in those regions of what is today Austria."[3]
- ^ Card Games: Rams Group at www.pagat.com. Retrieved 16 Oct 2018
- ^ Geiser 2004, pp. 37 & 40.
- ^ Zollinger 1998, pp. 150–154.