Bieten, German for bidding or betting, is a card game popular in the Austrian Tyrol, played with a 33-card German-suited pack that includes the Weli, a six of bells with extra suit symbols that serves as a wild card. Any reasonable number of players can take part, though three to five is best. Each player is dealt just three cards and the hand is played out in three tricks, with players following suit when they can. Points are available for five figures: the highest heart, the highest leaf, the best pair or triple of equal rank (Gleich), the best sequence (Hanger) and the winner of the last trick (Spiel, the game point). Players may bet on any figure to raise its value from one point to two or three, and the others either concede it or contest it. Play continues until someone reaches an agreed target such as eleven points, and the lowest scorer is marked with a black spot called a Noggele or Bummerl.
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Source Pagat (John McLeod): BietenIntroduction [origin-region]Quote, Introduction [origin-region]
This game is popular in the Tyrol
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1. Pagat (John McLeod): Bieten
Introduction
This game is popular in the Tyrol, and is one of the games that uses a 33 card pack including the WELI card
The play
The cards are played out in three tricks.
Players and cards
In principle any reasonable number of players can take part, but the game is probably best for 3 to 5 players.
Introduction [origin-region]
This game is popular in the Tyrol
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