Lansquenet is a banking game played with cards. Its name is the French spelling of the German word Landsknecht, meaning servant of the land or country, which refers to the German mercenary foot soldiers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The lansquenet drum, a type of field drum, takes its name from the same soldiers. The game is recorded as early as 1534 by Francois Rabelais in Gargantua and Pantagruel, so its name was already in print in the early sixteenth century.
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Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Player CountLarge Group or Variable 1 Sport
Game Type (category) Sources
1. Lansquenet (Wikipedia)
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History
It is recorded as early as 1534 by François Rabelais in Gargantua and Pantagruel.
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Lansquenet is a banking game played with cards
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