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Brandeln
Historic card game for four players / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brandeln is an historical card game for three or four players; in which the winning bidder plays alone against the rest. It is one of the earliest games to use the terms Bettel – a contract to lose every trick – and Mord - a contract to win every trick. One of several card games mastered by Mozart,[2] Brandeln is still current in Austria and Germany today. It has been described as having a "civilized, refined and ingenious character" and "one of the most pleasant card games".[3]
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Origin | Germany |
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Alternative names | Brandle |
Family | Trick-taking |
Players | 4 |
Cards | 28 |
Deck | French or German |
Play | Clockwise |
Chance | Easy |
Related games | |
Nap |
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Parlett Anglicized the name to Brandle and agrees that it is "a delightful German Nap equivalent".[1]