Jass is a family of trick-taking, ace-ten card games centered on Switzerland, where the most common variant, Schieber, is played by two partnered pairs and is regarded as the country's national card game. Players compete using a 36-card deck with a distinctive jack-high trump ranking, and the family extends into the wider Alemannic German-speaking world, including Liechtenstein, Alsace, Vorarlberg, southwestern Germany and South Tyrol. First documented in Switzerland in 1796, Jass traces its name to games that spread from the Netherlands during the Late Middle Ages. An estimated three million Swiss players still play regularly today, and more than seventy distinct variants of the game are documented, ranging from simple household versions to competitive tournament formats.
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Jass is a family of trick-taking, ace-ten card games popular in Switzerland and Alemannic German-speaking regions.
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The most common variant, Schieber, is played by two teams of two players.
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First documented mention 1796 in Switzerland.
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