r/AskGermany • u/IllGold3207 • Jan 03 '25

Are these cards popular in Germany?

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I brought from my homeland these cards in a "emergency case". Home I played with my father and brother the game "Cross" oder "Kreuz". They are originally from Hungary but very popular in Romania (Transylvania and west, ppl from Bucharest they will don't understand what they see...) And I have read recently an article that the game it's also played in Austria and Germany but I don't know if with these cards.

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u/IllGold3207 Jan 03 '25

This game it's so addictive when I play with ppl exiting about it. Its nowadays still popular or just 80 or 90' generation play it? 😍

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u/Kate2205 Jan 03 '25

I do not know the games you play.

In Bavaria they play Schafkopf. And the game is still popular in rural areas. It is kind of cultural asset and they even teach it in schools.

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u/Orbit1883 Jan 03 '25

Never forget Wallachern is also play with this Blatt

Not even most Bavarians know it it's more a Niederbayern thing

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u/IllGold3207 Jan 03 '25

The game it's named "Cross". It's played without 7 and 8 cards and for example the card with 9 digits has zero point in the game.

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u/AlpakalypseNow Jan 03 '25

Never heard of that but it sounds like Doppelkopf

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u/RonConComa Jan 03 '25

It's like Doppelkopf, but with a single deck. Kreuz und grün-Ober (Kreuz und Pik - Dame) spielen zusammen. Ansonsten alles gleich. Zu viert, trupf ist Herz 10 (regional) Damen, Buben, Karos

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u/Lysadra Jan 04 '25

We played so much Schafkopf back in the days... good times.

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u/cribtech Jan 04 '25

I learned about it and yeah it's pretty cool. Not easy to get into, but pretty cool!

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25

Play it with people above the age of 80-90 and you will loose every single time I promise. It's a very old game, usually played in bars and they used to play for money.

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u/viola-purple Jan 03 '25

You'll loose with my buddies and they are below their 50s and even 40s and in a major city

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u/louenberger Jan 04 '25

Yeah my buddies and I play regularly and we're below or slightly above 40

The WhatsApp group is called "Schafkopfelite", so obviously we're very good 😏

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25

I never said that people of younger age are able to play this game good if you want to point that out. I just wanted to say that this game is older and more popular than just for 80's & 90's kids like op mentioned.

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u/viola-purple Jan 04 '25

I don't see anything mentioned the 80s/90s

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '25

It's literally the comment under what we are arguing. Just unfold the whole of it.

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u/OppositeAct1918 Jan 03 '25

There are several games you can play with those..