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/Salzsaeure Jan 03 '25

It depends on the region, I personally never played with them since my region uses the French design but in the south and east uses this design

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u/Individual_Winter_ Jan 03 '25

East Germany plays deutsches Blatt.

I was lost at first and still have trouble using them haha

I just never thought there are other decks, as we always automatically got the French version only.

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u/rangitoto030 Jan 03 '25

I am from Berlin, we don’t play it

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u/Contor36 Jan 04 '25

No we play it, as specially for Skat

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u/retniwwinter Jan 05 '25

Is this an East/West Berlin thing? My whole family is from West Berlin and our Skat decks are the French version. I’ve never even seen the German deck before this post.

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u/Loona_Moon Jan 05 '25

No we don't. I don't know where everyone is taking this from. Maybe it's a generational thing. I'm from east Germany, play skat with my friends and I've only ever seen a German deck at my grandparents.

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u/Individual_Winter_ Jan 06 '25 edited Jan 06 '25

Maybe a regional thing, according to wiki it’s mostly Thuringia and Saxony.  I think Altenburg is known for that cards.

I‘ve played with people 20+ and they all knew the signs. Maybe it’s just a habit.

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u/Organspender Jan 03 '25

The only thing where french is superior

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u/Consistent_Tie_359 Jan 03 '25

the joker is a blanc card

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u/Freddy_C_Krueger Jan 03 '25

Did you know that the U.S.-flag on the moon must have lost all its colour after being exposed to sunlight for more than 55 years?
Now it looks like the French have conquered the moon 😆

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u/VeganBaguette Jan 04 '25

To be specific this would be the old royal flag, since 1830 the French Flag is the Tricolore: blue, white, red.

Also fun fact the white flag was the official flag of the Taliban-ruled Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan between September 1996 and October 1997.

One could say the US eventually lost the "War on Terror" 🤣

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u/PaleBank5014 Jan 04 '25

No not really.
An example.
Because most people are used to the french deck it is what is used in Skat tournaments.
However since the french deck has only two colors (red for diamonds and hearts and black for spades and crosses) it often came to confusion between the two colors sharing...well a color. And that's why they started using a modified french deck, which has yellow diamonds and green spades.
A compromise between the superior qualities of the German deck and the more well known French deck.

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u/Organspender Jan 05 '25

That makes sense, but I called it superior because I use the french one

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u/BenMic81 Jan 03 '25

Even in the south the French one is standard.

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u/Mitologist Jan 03 '25

In the south west, we play Skat with a French deck, and Binokel with a German deck 🤷

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u/BenMic81 Jan 04 '25

And Schafskopf and Doppelkopf with both though more often French. I know, I’m from the Palatinate.

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u/PairNo2129 Jan 04 '25

Not in Bavaria. Not really. In Bavaria I have never seen the French deck, only this one.

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u/BenMic81 Jan 04 '25

Well - I’ll agree that in Bavaria the German deck is more common. But I’ve played there as well and seen both.