German card game

To play this game, you need a standard deck of 52 cards. Start with 12 cards laid out face up in three rows of four. Four additional cards are placed face down on the table. You need to rearrange the cards at the top so that they run from Ace to King. Place the additional cards under the correct suits in order. Now draw a card from the deck and place it where it belongs, if possible.

If you pull a King, you can start a new row. Get the full instructions plus a workout for your German reading skills on the German card games website AlleKartenspiele.

To play this game, shuffle a standard card deck, then lay out four rows of four cards face up. In these 16 cards, you look for two cards of the same suit with a total value of These pairs can now be laid aside and the gaps filled with new cards taken from the deck.

The goal of the game is to use up the deck and get rid of all the cards. This is a great game to work on your German numbers and counting skills. If the player does have the card, then they hand it over. When a quart is created, or a complete quart was dealt, then the cards creating the quart are placed in front of the player.

The game ends when all the quarts have been created. The winner is the person with the most quarts. Theme is Hitler himself. Different cards show Hitler in various poses and stances, in different uniforms and in numerous situations. Hitler shown giving speeches, leading marches, presiding over parades, as a friend of children, as a friend to animals, as a friend of Nature and as a friend of Art.

Swastika evident on numerous cards. Box in good condition. Since virtually all such material was destroyed after the war, especially items that depicted Hitler, this set is incredibly scarce. Very rare card game in box, celebrating year history of the German soldier. Game was designed to be played by Wehrmacht soldiers and youth, and is an outstanding example of the militaristic indoctrination conducted by the Nazi regime.

Cards depict all variations in military history of the prior years of the German speaking populations of Europe. This includes the Prussian soldiers in their campaigns against the French that led to the unification of Germany in , as well as later German soldiers of WWI. Scarce, and especially in this condition.

Card game in box, 24 cards showing various aspects of the Nazi Navy Kriegsmarine. Game designed to be played by soldiers and youth, and outstanding example of the militaristic indoctrination conducted by the Nazi regime. Depicts U-Boats, cruisers and other warships, and the navy sailors with Swastika Flags. Beautifully painted graphics on cards. Game has instructions card. Cards are x 64 mm, in outstanding condition.

Box has some wear, but is intact. Produced just prior to commencement of World War II. Various photographs of Hitler included, showing him marching, working, meeting the people, presiding over parades, joining laborers.

The top card of the deck is then turned over. The player can either lay down a card of the same suit or the same number—for example, a 10 of Diamonds on top of a 10 of Spades. The goal of the game is to get rid of all your cards. The points you get for the cards are as follows:.

If you end up with this card at the end, you get points! You lay down cards of the same suit and the player with the highest card takes the pile.

If you really want to get into the world of German card games, there are two words for you: Doppelkopf and Skat. Both of these popular games can be played for hours. There are many game clubs dedicated to both and they have their own tournaments throughout Germany as well as other German-speaking countries. The game is played with 48 to 40 cards and is sometimes played with German-suited cards featuring Balls, Hearts, Leaves and Acorns rather than the standard French-suited cards most of us are used to.

The rules for Doppelkopf are too complex to go through here, you can read them on this website. Although the 36 card German suited pack is generally labelled Tarock, the traditional 54 card French suited Tarock pack is used in Baden for their national game Cego. The cards which are now generally known as aces were originally twos and are still occasionally called Daus Deuce.

These cards are used in Saxony and Thuringia for the national card game Skat. In Bavaria the games of Schafkopf and Watten are more popular. The Bavarian pattern is normally sold with 36 cards but the sixes are not used for these games. The composition is the same as for the 32 card pack, with the addition of a six in each suit. These cards are used for the now rare game of Bavarian Tarock and its relatives. The game itself is related to Tarot games but the pack does not have the special suit of trumps found in traditional Tarot cards.

The composition is the same as for the 32 cards pack, but with eights and sevens omitted.