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German Schafkopf

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German Schafkopf is an old German ace-ten card game that is still played regionally in variant form today. It is the forerunner of the modern games of Skat, Doppelkopf and Bavarian Schafkopf, and originated in Leipzig in the Electorate of Saxony. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Sport
Game Type (category)
Card Game 1
Game Type (category)
Trick-Taking Game 1
Classification
Player Count
Small Group (3-6 Players) 1
Wikipedia infobox (German Schafkopf) players field: '4'
Game Type
Ace-ten card game 1
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1. Wikipedia, German Schafkopf
  • Introduction
    German Schafkopf (German: Deutscher Schafkopf) is an old German, ace-ten card game that is still played regionally in variant form today.
  • Infobox, players field
    4
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Wikidata: German Schafkopf
Wikidata Q1205264, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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