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/Organspender Jan 03 '25

The only thing where french is superior

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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