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Although this hypothesis is unanimously rejected by experts and there is no evidence for it in older sources, it is widespread on the Internet.

Another theory is that it comes from "Schaffen" and "Kopf", "to work one's brain. The indirect precursors of the various games of the Schafkopf family which include Doppelkopf and Skat , were the Spanish national game of L'Hombre which had reached the Holy Roman Empire through the courtly circles of France in the late 17th century , its four-hand variant, Quadrille , and its simplified German derivative, German Solo.

The distinction between variable and permanent trump cards as well as the selection of a contract by announcing and bidding, probably originate from these games.

The special feature of Bavarian Schafkopf, the selection of a playing partner by 'calling' a Sow often misleadingly called an Ace as it is, in fact, a Deuce , was also usual in German Solo; the determination of the winning team by counting card points Augen , instead of tricks, however, has another origin, perhaps in Bavarian Tarock or related games.

The origin and development of the game of Schafkopf - in comparison with Skat - are rather poorly documented.

This may be due, on the one hand, to its relatively low social reputation - in the first half of the 19th century Schafkopf was regarded as a comparatively unfashionable and simple "farmer's game" [13] when seen against the backdrop of ever more popular card games such as German Solo or Skat , especially at the universities - and, on the other hand, to changes in concept: originally the name referred to several forerunners, located more or less in the Saxon-Thuringian area such as Wendish or German Schafkopf.

In these older variants, the declarer's team was generally determined by a combination of the two highest trump cards, in a not dissimilar manner to the way the Queens of Clubs are used in Doppelkopf today, for example.

Sheepshead should be understood as further developments of this German Schafkopf. The assumption often heard in Bavaria that Skat and Doppelkopf developed from the Bavarian Schafkopf cannot be proven; a parallel development of all three games is more likely.

The game of Schafkopf is first recorded in the s in the literature. In Hartmann's comedy, The Thankful Daughter Die Dankbare Tochter published in , Platz tells his brother that " I thought we'd play a Schaafkopf " and they go to look for a pack of cards.

The specifically Bavarian variant of the game originated with the introduction of the Rufer or 'Call Ace' contract in the first half of the 19th century - apparently in Franconia.

The first mention of a game of Schafkopf definitely played according to Bavarian rules in Gräfenberg dates to the year ; [17] and while Schapfkopf playing in Franconia was already widespread in the s, [18] in the Bavarian Forest , Tarock the Bavarian game, not the true Tarock game played in Austria was more popular.

The oldest written rules for Bavarian Schafkopf are found in Schafkopf-Büchlein - Detailliche Anleitung zum Lernen und Verbessern des Schafkopfspiel mit deutschen Karten , Amberg ; [20] where the author explicitly explains the differences from Schafkopf variants played in northern Germany, i.

Skat and Doppelkopf. The aim of the game is to score a set number of points by taking tricks. Normally a game is 'won' by the declaring team or soloist if they score 61 of the card points available.

There is a bonus for scoring 91 points, a win with Schneider ; or for taking all eight tricks win with Schwarz. At 31 card points the declarer's team or soloist are Schneider free Schneider frei.

For the defending team, by contrast, the game is 'won' with only 60 points, won with Schneider with 90 points and they are Schneider free with 30 points.

In Schafkopf players must follow suit Farbzwang. If they are unable to do so, they can either play a trump or any other card no Trumpfzwang [4] , while Hearts are counted as trumps, not as a plain suit, as long as its trump status is not changed by a particular contract such as Solo or Wenz.

In Germany , Schafkopf is not deemed a gambling game and can therefore be legally played for money. Especially in Bavaria it is normally played for small amounts of money to make it more interesting and the players more focused.

Normal rates are 10 Euro cents for normal and 50 for solo games. Schafkopf is a four-handed game played, in Bavaria, using a Bavarian pattern pack, a variant of the German suited deck , and, in Franconia , with the related Franconian pattern pack.

In parts of eastern Bavarian the Upper Palatinate and Upper Franconia the 'short cards' or 'short deck' of 24 cards minus the Eights and Sevens or of 20 cards minus Nines, Eights and Sevens is preferred, which gives each player a hand of six or five cards respectively.

This variant is sold in packs labelled Kurze Scharfe which is a pun on scharf "sharp" and Schaf "sheep". There are eight cards in each suit with different values: Sau Sow , König King , Ober officer , Unter sergeant , 10, 9, 8 and 7.

The cards of any one suit have a collective value of 30 points; thus there are points to be played for in the pack.

Nines, eights and sevens have a value of 0 points and are variously known as Spatzen "sparrows" , Nichtser le "nothings" or "nixers" , Leere "blanks" or Luschen "duds".

As mentioned above, eights and sevens are dropped from Schafkopf with short cards. The rules are based on these variations of the game; they are universally known and are usually the only ones permitted at Schafkopf tournaments.

It is often referred to as true reiner Schafkopf. In addition, there is a whole range of additional contract options, often of only regional significance, the most important of which are described in the section Additional contracts.

Next are the four Unters in the same suit order; then follow the remaining Hearts cards - in the order Sow, Ten, King, Nine, Eight, Seven - as lower trumps, making a total of 14 trump cards.

All other cards are simply suit cards. Two players play against the other two. The bidder announces a Rufspiel ; if no other players bid a higher-value Solo contract, the declarer chooses his playing partner by "calling" any of the three suit Sows i.

He must have at least one card in the same suit as the called Sow. The declarer and the owner of the called Sow then play together and form the declarer's team, the other two are the defenders team.

The tricks won by the partners in each team are added together at the end of the hand. Usually it only becomes clear during the game who has the called Sow, known as the Rufsau ; initially only the player who has it knows.

But the Sow can be 'searched for' by one of the other 3 players leading a card of the called suit to a trick; if this happens, the Sow must be played, even if the player holds another card of that suit.

The Rufsau may not be discarded either. Ein Team besteht in der Regel aus zwei Mitspielern, die gegen ein weiteres Team antreten.

Jeder Spieler erhält dann acht Karten. Neben dem Partnerspiel gibt es viele weitere Spielvarianten, die die Spielrunden noch spannender machen können.

Eine Theorie geht davon aus, dass der Spielstand ursprünglich mit Kreidestrichen notiert wurde und diese Notizen an den Kopf eines Schafes erinnerten.

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Wir freuen uns auf deine Meinung - und natürlich darfst du uns gerne auf Facebook oder Twitter folgen. Kommt kein Solospiel zustande, so gibt es das Rufspiel.

Die beiden Spieler, die in dem Fall zusammenspielen, dürfen sich nicht offen erkennen geben, bis das Ass auf dem Tisch liegt.

Wird die Farbe des gerufenen Ass angespielt, müssen Sie diese immer beim Ausspielen dazulegen. Natürlich dürfen Sie diese Ass auch selbst ausspielen, was strategisch unklug wäre.

Kommt kein Solo oder Rufspiel zustande, werden die Karten neu vermischt und verteilt. Gewinner ist immer die Partei, die 61 Punkte vorweisen kann, wenn das Spiel zu Ende ist.