Tabletop games
Brandeln
Brandeln is a tabletop game.
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About the game
Brandeln is an historical card game for three or four players; in which the winning bidder plays alone against the rest. It is one of the earliest games to use the terms Bettel – a contract to lose every trick – and Mord - a contract to win every trick. One of several card games mastered by Mozart, Brandeln is still current in Austria and Germany today. It has been described as having a "civilized, refined and ingenious character" and "one of the most pleasant card games".
Parlett Anglicized the name to Brandle and agrees that it is "a delightful German Nap equivalent".Information from Marquoir’s game database, which cross-checks several open sources. Spotted a mistake? Write to us from the Contact page.