Mariáš is a trick-taking card game of the marriage family that holds a special place in Czech and Slovak card playing; Pagat calls it the most popular card game in both countries. It uses a 32-card pack in German suits, with hearts, bells, acorns and leaves, and the usual game seats three players. In each deal one of them takes on the other two, either by trying to gather more card points from aces, tens and the final trick, or by undertaking a contract to win every trick or none at all. A player who holds the king and the over-knave of one suit together may declare the pair for bonus points, and the pair is itself called a mariáš or hláška. Four-player and two-player versions exist, and the name is borrowed from the French word mariage.
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Player Count Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Connections
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Source Wikipedia (Czech): MariášIntroduction, origin sentenceQuote, Introduction, origin sentence
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1. Pagat (John McLeod): Mariáš
Introduction, basis for the description
It is a point trick game of the marriage group
Introduction [game-type-category]
It is a point trick game of the marriage group
Mariáš for three players
In the three-player game, in each hand one player plays alone against the other two in partnership.
Introduction [player-count]
but it can also be played by four or (as a last resort) by two
Introduction, first sentence
Mariáš is the most popular card game in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia.
Introduction, second sentence
It is a point trick game of the marriage group
Mariáš for Three Players, deal and play
In the three-player game, in each hand one player plays alone against the other two in partnership.
Introduction, third paragraph
but it can also be played by four or (as a last resort) by two
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Wikipedia (Czech)Derived From: Mariage (card game), Úvod, název hryQuote, Derived From: Mariage (card game), Úvod, název hry
Její název je odvozen od francouzské hry Mariage
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