Doppelkopf is an extremely popular card game in Germany, mainly in the North. It developed from a version of Schafkopf using a double pack of cards.
Doppelkopf is a four player game with variable partnerships; the objective is to capture valuable cards in tricks. It can be played with five people, with dealer sitting out. Although the Deustcher Doppelkopf-Verband has developed standard rules for tournaments, in informal games there are many variants and each group of players has their own house rules. Research Doppelkopf
Schafkopf is a point-trick card game, normally played with a German suited 32 card pack. As in several related games, the card values are ace=11, ten= 10, king=4, over=3, under=2, but Schafkopf has the special feature that the overs and unders are permanent trumps, ranking above the ace.
Schafkopf is considered to be the national card game of Bavaria. It is also played, probably in several different versions, in the south-east of Germany. Research Schafkopf
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