Schafkopf

1780 · BGG

Avg rating

7.53

Bayes rating

5.76

Weight

2.71 (Medium)

Players

Playtime

30 min

Ratings count

363

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Description

Traditional German card game played with a Bavarian 32 card deck. Similar to Skat but simpler bidding and scoring rules. Can also be played with a traditional French-suited 52 card deck by removing the 2-6 of each suit.

Players either play in teams ("I'll play with the Ace of Leaves"), or one player decides to play a solo (worth more points) against the other 3 players.

Typically played for money.



Mechanics

Auction / Bidding Communication Limits Team-Based Game Trick-taking

Themes

None recorded

Publishers

(Public Domain) (Unknown) ASS Altenburger Spielkarten Berliner Spielkarten Coeur F.X. Schmid Gartenverlag Ansbach Little Dog Games Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag Pelikan Piatnik TS Spielkarten Taple Games

Designers

(Uncredited)