Zwicker (Zwicker)

Number of decks: 1
Number of cards in pack: 52 and 3 jokers
Number of Players: 4 (two on two)
Precedence card 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, B, D, K, T
Goal of the game: dial with your partner the most points.
Rules of the game. The game is known by the fact that it is played in the Schleswig-Holstein region in northern Germany. There are several variations of this game. Basic variant will be described on this page. Initially, the game is played from a deck of 52 cards, but today it added 3 jokers. Initially, before the game, players must assign each joker numbers: 25 (Senior Joker); 20 (average Joker); 15 (younger Joker). If necessary, you can write the numbers on the face of the jokers. In this game it is best to play the four, where two players play against two others. Two players play together are called partners. At the table, the partners are located opposite each other, so that on the left and right side of each player were his rivals. Each card has a specific meaning. All cards from two to 10 inclusive correspond to its merits with regard to cards from a jack and above, they have the following meanings:

Ace - 1 or 11 *

Jack - 2 or 12 *

Lady - 3 or 13 *

King - 4 or 14 *

Junior joker - 15

Middle joker - 20

Senior joker - 25

* Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks are two alternative values. Any of the values for each selected player in the process of capture cards.

The first deliverer of the game is randomly determined, in the following games players are dealt cards at a time, clockwise. The deck is shuffled thoroughly deliverer, and each player is dealt 4 cards one at a time, and three cards are placed on the center of the table in the clear. These three cards are sometimes called "avatars". The remaining deck is placed next to the Text and serves as a reserve. The first move belongs to the player to the left of the deliverer, it plays the first card and the game continues in a clockwise direction. Each move is played one card that can be used in three ways, which are described below. After each player will play a single card, the deliverer deals each player one card from the reserve. The game continues until there are no more all the cards. There are three play areas for the card, which the player is like:

first it's just putting some card in the clear on the table, the card stays there and can be captured later by another player;

the second is the player's card can capture another card or cards, by removing them from the center of the table and put them in front of the player when closed. Player Map captures another card or cards to its value, for example, a player puts 10 and captures her 7 and 3, a joker or older (25) captures the King and Ace (11 + 14). Besides a single card can capture one or more groups or all of the cards on the table. For example, lie on the table cards 3-4-7-8-B, and the player enters the youngest wild card that can capture 8.7 or Jack, 3, or 8,4,3 or all of the cards, as the rules allowed, and if the player captures two or three or more groups and that all the cards, the player can capture them all;

third is putting some cards with the aim to create a set of cards to capture another player.

If all the cards on the table have been captured, the player who owns the move should just like your card. The player who captures all the cards made "Zwick" and receives a one point. Once all the cards are played, each team counts the points for the card, which they won. The team to score the most points is the winner. Points for the draw are as follows:

Senior joker (25) - 7 points;

Middle joker (20) - 6 points;

Joker Junior (15) - 5 points;

♦ 10 - 3 points;

♠ 10 - 1 point;

♠ 2 - 1 point;

any ace - 1 point;

most cards - 3 points;

Each Zwick - 1 point.

Version of the game in Zwicker from Reinhardt Christiansen

This version of the game provided by the Canadian Reingardt Christiansen, who learned the game from his late father, had previously lived in Germany in Schleswig-Holstein region. Reinhardt did not play the game as a child in the 1960s, and learned about her already in Canada. This version of the game using the same game rules, as described above, but includes some significant changes. The differences are as follows:

1. It is possible to play without a partnership, where everyone plays for himself and the two, and three, and four.

2. The game uses 4 jokers with values 15, 20, 25 and 30.

3. Use a different number of cards handed out to players:

When playing together, each player receives 8 cards and 8 cards are placed in the center of the table.

With the game three of each player receives 8 cards and 8 cards are placed in the center of the table.

With the game four of each player receives 6 cards and 8 cards are placed in the center of the table.

4. The cost of cards with glasses is the same as described above, only the cost of different jokers:

Joker (30) - 7 points;

Joker (25) - 6 points;

Joker (20) - 5 points;

Joker (15) - 4 points.