Watten & Schnapsen: Cards

Watten and Schnapsen the way they are played at the regulars' table — with the Salzburg deck and without internet. FOUR WATTEN VARIANTS Watten is not the same everywhere. So you choose which rules apply: • Tyrolean Watten — with the Weli (the bell six as a permanent trump), up to 15 • Kritisch Watten — with Martl, Weli and Nell, up to 15 • Bavarian Watten — 32 cards, with Maxi, Belli and Spritzer, up to 11 • South Tyrolean Watten — with the Guater, up to 15 Two players, or four with a partner sitting opposite. Call the Schlag (the rank) and the trump suit, raise the stake, go along or fold — the whole run of play as it belongs. SCHNAPSEN ON BUMMERL Call Twenty and Forty, exchange the trump, close the talon. With the obligation to follow suit, to head the trick and to trump once the talon is empty. Played on Bummerl, the way a match is counted. AN OPPONENT THAT DOES NOT CHEAT The…