Double Head (Doppelkopf)

Number of decks: 2 Number of cards in the deck: 24
Number of players: 4 (two by two)
Seniority of cards: trump card: ♦ 9, ♦ K, ♦ 10, ♦ T, ♦ B, ♥ B, ♠ B, ♣ B, ♦ D, ♥ D, ♠ D, ♣ D, ♥ 10; The club is: ♣ 9, ♣ K, ♣ 10, ♣ T; Peak suit: ♠ 9, ♠ K, ♠ 10, ♠ T; Worm suit: ♥ 9, ♥ K, ♥ T.
Purpose of the game: to fulfill the order and to collect a certain number of points.
Rules of the game. Extremely popular game in Germany, especially in its North. This game is played in tournaments and standard rules are developed for this game, which we will write about below. There are many options for the game, so playing with other players need to carefully agree on the rules and all the nuances of the game. There are 4 pair players playing with an alternate partnership. The goal of the game is to take bribes with cards for which points are awarded. The first deliverer is selected by drawing lots, and in the remaining games the next player is clockwise. The deck is carefully shuffled, removed at will and distributed equally among all players, that is, each player has 6 cards. After that, the trade begins, which takes place in one round, where each player, starting with the deliverer, chooses a "normal game" or "advance order". If a normal game is selected by all players, then a draw of cards begins. If at least one of the players has chosen a pre-order, then those players who chose the pre-order choose one of the types of this order from junior to senior: "marjage", "poor game", "solo". The player who offers the senior order and plays his game. Below we explain what games and pre-orders mean.

Normal game is a game in which players have ladies clubs, become partners. If two ladies clubs have one player, then he plays one against the other three players.
Mariage - in the marjazh player who declared him must win the first 3 bribes, and then see whether to take a partner or not. If the partner he takes, then the partner becomes the player who will win the fourth bribe.
Poor game - it is usually announced by a player who has 3 or fewer trump cards. This player, having declared it, having won the order, chooses the 3 best cards, puts them in front of him in the closed kind and that player who wants to become a partner of this player takes them himself and gives in return his 3 any cards. If no one wants to become a partner of the player who declares a poor game, the cards of all players are added to the deck and re-surrendered and a new trade begins.
Solo is a game that is played alone against three other players who play with one team. There are 4 types of solo games:
1. Trump solo - a solo game consisting of diamond trump cards;
2. Solo of the ladies - a solo game, consisting of trumps of ladies;
3. Solo from jacks - a solo game, consisting of trump cards;
4. A non-solo solo is a solo game where there are no trump cards.

After the type of game is determined. Begins drawing of cards (bribes). A bribe consists of four cards. The first move belongs to the player to the left of the handler. This player can enter from his any card, every next player must put one card of the same suit, if there is no card of that kind, then you can put your own card. It is worth noting that if the first player has put a trump card, then all other players are required to put trump cards, you can trump another suit. The player who puts the highest card of the four laid, takes these cards (a bribe) to himself and begins his new move to draw the following cards (bribes).
The team that has club ladies is called the Re team, and their opponents are called the Counter team. The main goal of Re team is to score at least 121 points in cards in bribes. The main goal of the Counter Team is to set at least 120 points. A member of the Re team can, at any time, while the team has 11 or more cards on hand to declare "Re", which entitles this team to win not 121 points, but 120 points. This announcement can be made at any time during the game, the main thing must be the number of cards allowed for this. If one of the teams is not able to make 90 points or less, then for another team can be given a certain bonus. For this announcement, the following number of cards in the hands must be in the glasses:
90 points - 10 cards or more;
60 points - 9 cards or more;
30 points - 8 cards or more;
Schwartz - 7 or more cards.
This announcement can only be made after the announcement of Re or Contra.
Scores are scored on a special sheet, where a regular table with players columns is drawn, where the total number of points of this player is written. Points with each game are added and written below in a vertical column.
There are a few more points in the game that add extra points:
1. Catching a Fox (Catching a Fox) - partners who capture a bribe that contains a diamond ace of opponents, gives 1 extra point;
2. Charlie Miller - win by the player of the last trick of the club's jack, gives one extra point if this player with the partner won the game;
3. Double head (Doppelkopf) - winning a bribe, where all 4 cards are tens and aces, give one extra point.
"Catch the fox" and "Charlie Miller" are not counted in the game of solo.
Note. The above are the basic rules of the game, which are translated from English. It is not clear only the bonus that players receive for declaring a game with fewer points.

Tournament Game

Tournaments usually take place in several rounds, usually at 24, where 20 normal hands are played and 4 mandatory solos are played by the four of them, if the players have five mandatory solos not 4, but 5. Each player during the game chooses what time he should play Normal game, and in what to choose solo.

Game Options

1. The second laid out ♥ 10 wins, if both are laid out in one trick. Sometimes players agree that this rule should be applied only on the last trick.
2. If several players want a solo game, then the player at the end of the auction can declare 90 points.
3. Sometimes they remove all nine and play two decks of 40 cards.
4. Often, for Re and Counter are double the score in the game, and do not add 2 points.
5. A player with particularly bad cards can cancel the game and assign a new deal to the cards.
6. Some variants of poor game: ace of diamonds are not counted as a trump; Trumps can not be transferred back when exchanged; In some games it is forbidden for everyone to choose a poor game.
7. Options for choosing a partnership in Hochzeit: partnership is not determined by the trump card, which led to a bribe; If the first 3 tricks are trump cards or the player won with a marjaz, he plays alone.
8. The number of cards that must be for the ad is 12.
9. Ads can only be made when it's your turn to play.
10. There is one extra point when taking ♥ 10.
11. When playing with 40 cards, one extra point is given for a bribe consisting of all worms (2 aces and 2 kings).
12. Solo king is allowed by analogy with the lady and solo jack, but with four trump king.
13. Schweinchen (pigs): it can declare a player with two diamonds or hearts hearts before the game; Some play in such a way that after two diamonds are announced Hyperschweinchen (hyper piglets), where the player has two diamond nines.
14. Genscher is a player who has diamond diamonds, playing the first of them, he announces Genscher and chooses a new partner, most likely the one who has already gained a lot of points. If the player with the kings belongs to the Re team, then this player joins the Re team, and the previous player of this team to the Counter team. The obligations of these teams are preserved.
15. Doppelkopf - a bribe, contains 40 or more points, which contains 2 pairs of identical cards.
16. All solo contracts are doubled.
17. If several players want to play solo, then the last in the auction has priority.
18. For the capture of the last bribe with "capture of the fox", 2 additional points are awarded. Sometimes for the capture of the first bribe with "capture of the fox" are also credited with 2 points.
19. If the last bribe with Charlie is not carried out, but taken by rivals, then there is no penalty for it.
20. Bockrounds - when in a game for a certain bribe double points are awarded, this can be a situation where: a bribe contains only hearts (when playing with 40 cards); Each team has 120 points of cards; Team Re announced Re and lost; Contra's team announced Contra and lost.
21. Partnership is determined by two diamonds ladies.
22. The kings of diamonds are the highest trump cards. Dozens of diamonds are located between the kings of the tambourine and the tones of the tambourine.
23. The one who plays solo makes the first move, after which the sender immediately walks.
24. A trump solo and a solo from an ace are not allowed.
25. ♥ 10 is not considered a trump card, but is an ordinary card with a worm suit.
26. Zwingen - if the first bribe has 30 or more points, then the winner can say Re or Contra.
27. Schwarze Cay - a player who finishes a bribe with a second peak lady, then plays alone.