German Whist
Despite its name, German Whist is a trick-taking game of British origin. A round consists of two phases: during the first phase, players play tricks to improve their hand. During the second phase, players play out the hand they built and compete for the score.
Number of players: 2
Game duration: 37 mn
Complexity: 2 / 5
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Rules summary
Played in two stages. Players receive a hand of 13 cards, and play tricks to win the face up card. The loser will take a card from the deck. These cards are added to the players' hands. When the deck is exhausted, players instead score one point for every trick they take.
If Minimum variation is on, watch for the minimum trick hands, indicated by /6- on your tricks taken They appear if a black card is dealt as trumps.