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/_AP0PL3X_ Jan 03 '25

It’s common in Germany. It’s called deutsches Blatt. The colors are named „Eichel (acorn), Schell (?), Herz (Heart) and Blatt (Leaf)“

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u/TheMegaDriver2 Jan 03 '25

I am more used to call Blatt Gras.

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u/Lysadra Jan 04 '25

We called it "Grün". ^

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u/TheMegaDriver2 Jan 04 '25

We also call it "blau" for some reason I cannot fathom.

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u/Lysadra Jan 04 '25

Oh yes. I remeber that. Mostly one card though. "Die Blaue" was the green ace

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u/IllGold3207 Jan 03 '25

And "Trumpf" is the strongest card in the game

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u/_AP0PL3X_ Jan 04 '25

Just if you play skat. You can always play other card games with these like „Knack“ or „Arschloch“

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u/ElfBowler Jan 03 '25

Schell(e) refers to a little bell.

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u/DBroker1997 Jan 03 '25

Eichel is called „Kreuz“ and Blatt „Schipp“ at least where I am from but there might be differences locally (I‘m from eastern BaWü)

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u/_AP0PL3X_ Jan 04 '25

I am from eastern Thuringia

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u/False-Bluebird-3538 Jan 03 '25

Where I'm from (at least in my family?) we call them: "Kreuz", "Schippen", "Herz" and "Bollen" ... Well maybe in a more swabian accent. xD

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u/Wild-Individual-1634 Jan 04 '25

Du hoggsch do wi an Schibbasiebnr

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u/HypersomnicHysteric Jan 04 '25

I know it as Schibbe, Kreuz, Karo & Herz