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In some Austrian and South Tyrolean card games, one or more other cards may be used as wild cards, including the Weli, a special 6 of Bells, the 7 of Bells and 7 of Acorns. In the game of Perlaggen there are six or seven wild cards: four permanent Perlaggs - K or Maxl , 6 or Weli , 7 or Little Weli , the 7 of Bells or Bell-Spitz and 7 or ...
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Hubert Auer (born c. 1950) is an Austrian schoolmaster and card game researcher who is particularly noted for his research into the historic Tyrolean game of Perlaggen which resulted in it being awarded the status of an item of immaterial cultural heritage by the Austrian UNESCO Commission, the first card game in the world to be so honoured.
Perlaggen (regionally also Perlåggen), formerly Perlagg-Spiel [1] ("game of Perlagg"), is a traditional card game which is mainly played in the regions of South Tyrol in Italy, the Tyrolean Oberland and the Innsbruck areas of Austria. It is the only card game to have been recognised by UNESCO as an item of Intangible Cultural Heritage. [2] [3]
Bieten, Laubbieten, Lab bietn or Labbieten (in South Tyrol) or Bavarian Poker (German: Bayrischer Pocker) [1] is a card game that is popular in the Austrian Tyrol and the Bavarian Prealps. It used to be a game frequently played by timber rafters and muleteers. It can be seen as a precursor to the traditional Tyrolean game of Perlaggen.
Gilten or Giltspiel is a "very old" Austrian card game for four players, playing in partnership, with 32 German-suited cards of the William Tell pattern. Despite its age, it is still played locally in parts of Austria today. It is a trick-taking game which involves betting on the outcome and certain card combinations. [1]
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