Gaigel is a point-trick card game from the Württemberg region of Germany, traditionally played with Württemberg-suited cards, that is first documented under the name Gaigeln around 1844, when it was recorded as a popular pastime among men in the region, with specialized cards advertised for sale there the following year. It is unusual among card games of its ace-ten family, which includes close relatives such as Sechsundsechzig and Bauernschnapsen, in that it is played with a doubled pack of two combined twenty-four-card decks rather than a single deck. The game can be played by two, three, four or six players, with the four-player partnership form commonly called Kreuzgaigel, and the object of play is to be the first player or partnership to reach one hundred and one card points, known locally as Augen.
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1. Gaigel (Wikipedia)
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Gaigel is a point-trick card game from the Württemberg region of Germany
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Historical records mention "Gaigeln" as early as 1844
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The game accommodates 2, 3, 4, or 6 players
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