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Elfern or Elfmandeln, is a very old,
German and
Austrian 6-card, no-trump, trick-and-draw game for two
players using a 32-card, French-suited
Piquet pack...
- Bower.: 117
Drinking games in 19th
century Germany included Bierskat,
Elfern,
Rammes and Quodlibet, as well as
Schlauch and Laubober,
probably the same...
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Blattla Bohemian Schneider Bräus/Brus
Brusquembille Coinche Écarté
Einwerfen Elfern Fingerkloppe Fünfzehnern
German Schafkopf German Solo
Grasobern Klaberj****...
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least as old as
tarot decks and may even
predate the
invention of trumps.
Elfern and Fünfzehnern are
possible candidates,
although the
earliest references...
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Picture group, in
which the
AKQJT are
worth 1
point each and in
which Elfern is the only
Western example. Of
historical interest are Gl**** and Penneech...
- Age
range 8+
Cards 32 Deck
German Skat or
French pack Rank (high→low) D K O U 10 9 8 7 Play
Alternate Playing time 7 minutes/hand
Related games Elfern...
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Rummy Talon: Bauernschnapsen, Binokel,
Bohemian Schneider, Droggn, Écarté,
Elfern, Gaigel,
German Rummy, Guinguette,
Hungarian Tarock,
Illustrated Tarock...
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terms Schneider or
Schwarz include:
Bavarian Tarock Bohemian Schneider Elfern German Schafkopf Herzblatt Officers' Skat Oma Skat
Mucken Schieber J****...
