Published card games
German whist
German whist is a card game released in 1894. It is played with 2 players, from age 8 and in about 20 minutes.
- players
- 2
- minutes
- 20
- years
- 8+
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The box
- Year of release
- 1894
- Also known as
- Chinese whist · Honeymoon Whist
About the game
German whist is a variant of classic whist for two players in which the reward for winning the first 13 tricks is to add a particular card to your hand. Also called Chinese whist, it is probably of British origin.
There are several variations of this game, the most important difference between them being whether all 26 tricks count or only the last 13. The game is a skillful one, as in the second half both players can calculate exactly which 13 cards the opponent has, and plan their play based on that knowledge.Information from Marquoir’s game database, which cross-checks several open sources. Spotted a mistake? Write to us from the Contact page.