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The game is still played in Denmark today where it is usually called Tarok. However, this game is also referred to – for clarification – in English as Danish Tarok [2] or Danish Tarock. [17] The modern Danish game is played in a form that Martin argues is close to the original German Grosstarock. [5]
Grosstarock, oldest German Tarock game; Danish Tarok, only surviving variant of the above; French Tarot, most popular card game in France after Belote; Four players, 40 or 42 cards. Hungarian Tarock: 40, 42 (mostly) or 46 cards, Hungary, Transylvania (growing community in Austria) Zwanzigerrufen: 40 cards, Austria; Four players, 54 cards
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Tarok may refer to: . Bavarian Tarok, traditional Bavarian card game played with 36 cards; Danish Tarok, traditional Danish card game played with 78 tarot cards; German Tarok, German ancestor of family of American and central European card games played with 36 cards
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Denmark appears to be the only Scandinavian country that still plays tarot games, [5] Danish Tarok being a derivative of historical German Grosstarock. The game of Cego has grown in popularity again in the south German region of Baden. [ 5 ]
The following games are played with German-suited packs of 32, 33 or 36 cards. Some are played with shortened packs e.g. Schnapsen. German-suited packs are common, not just in Germany, but in Austria and Eastern Europe.
Bendz is recorded as the first author of a definitive book on Danish Tarok, an intricate card game related to German Grosstarock that is still played in Denmark today. The book contains good instructions for playing the game in addition to the basic rules. The book is undated but was probably published around 1840. [4]