Home›Articles›How a Trump Card Became a Nation's Pastime: The Name and Status of JassArticleHow a Trump Card Became a Nation's Pastime: The Name and Status of JassArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnJass, Games Well-attested SourcesJass (Wikipedia)Etymology and names sectionQuote, Etymology and names sectionJass, first mentioned in Switzerland in 1796, was originally the name of the highest trump, the jack, in a family of related games originally spread from the Netherlands during the Late Middle Ages.View the SourceSport and Games Atlas Long-Form Articles, First EditionSport and Games AtlasComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.