| "A simpler and jollier version of Cassino" | |
 A pack of Zwicker cards had 6 Jokers | |
| Origin | Holstein, Germany |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Zwickern, Zwickeln |
| Type | Fishing game |
| Players | 2-8, 4 best |
| Age range | 10+[1] |
| Cards | 58 |
| Deck | French + 6 Jokers, Zwicker pack |
| Rank (high→low) | K, Q, J, A, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Playing time | 10–12 min/hand; 30–40 min/round[1] |
| Related games | |
| Cassino • Scopa • Skwitz • Escoba | |
| Feature: employs up to 6 Jokers | |
Zwickern or Zwicker, is a German fishing card game for two to eight players played in Schleswig-Holstein in North Germany. It is an old game whose rules first appeared in 1930.[2] It has been described as "a simpler and jollier version of Cassino",[3] which is "exciting and entertaining" and easy to learn.[4] German author, Hans Fallada, who learned it in while in gaol at Neumünster,[5] called it "a rather cunning farmer's game from Holstein."[6] The feature that makes it unique among fishing games is its use of up to 6 Jokers.
- ^ a b Zwickern at ludorium.at. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Hülsemann 1930, pp. 280–283.
- ^ Parlett 2008, pp. 405–406.
- ^ Danyliuk 2017, pp. 159–161.
- ^ Crepon (1998), p. 169.
- ^ Fallada (2013), p. 9.