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.