Bauernschnapsen

schnapsen

Four-player partnership Schnapsen variant. Players sitting opposite each other are partners (fixed-seat). Played with the same 20-card pack as 2-player Schnapsen. Forehand declares trump from the first 3 cards dealt (or uses 'Aufschlagen' — random face-up). Auction ladder runs from normal game (1-3 pts) up through Bettler, Schnapser, Gang, Zehner-Gang, Kontra-Schnapser, Bauern-Schnapser, Farben-Gang, Kontra-Bauern-Schnapser, Herren-Schnapser. Bidding priority: forehand > dealer's partner > forehand's partner > dealer. King-Queen marriages (king + ober) score 40 trump / 20 plain. First team to 24 game points wins (Bummerl).

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Contracts

  • Normal game (Rufer)Forehand-only contract (since forehand sets trumps). 1-3 game points based on loser's card_points (≥33 = 1pt; 1-32 = 2pt; 0 tricks = 3pt). Marriages allowed for declaring team. Last-trick rule: if nobody claims 66 first, the team winning the last trick gets 1 point.
  • BettlerAny player. No trumps. Declarer must lose every trick. Declarer's partner does NOT take part (or does in some variants — see variants). Declarer leads first. Worth 4 game points.
  • SchnapserForehand or forehand's partner. Trump = forehand's choice. Declarer's TEAM must win the first 3 tricks AND collect ≥66 card_points in them. Forehand leads. Worth 6 game points.
  • Gang (Ring)Any player. No trumps. Declarer's team must win all 5 tricks. Declarer leads. Worth 9 game points.
  • Zehner-Gang (Zehner-Ring)Any player. No trumps. ALL SUIT RANK FLIPS: 10-K-Q-J-A (ten high, ace low). Declarer's team wins all 5 tricks. 10 game points.
  • Kontra-SchnapserOpponent of forehand. Trump = forehand's choice. Declarer's TEAM wins first 3 tricks and ≥66 card_points. Forehand leads. 12 game points.
  • Bauern-SchnapserForehand or forehand's partner. Trump = forehand's choice. Declarer's team must win ALL 5 tricks. Forehand leads. 12 game points.
  • Farben-Gang (Farben-Ring)Any player except forehand. Declarer must hold all 5 cards of ONE suit. 18 game points. No trump-suit subsetting; the announced suit's 5 cards win automatically when led.
  • Kontra-Bauern-SchnapserOpponent of forehand. Trump = forehand's choice. Declarer's team must win all 5 tricks. Forehand leads. 24 game points — single-contract Bummerl.
  • Herren-SchnapserForehand only. Forehand must hold all 5 cards of the trump suit. 24 game points.
  • Bauernloch (Ace-low slam)Per Wikipedia. Combination of Bauern-Schnapser and Zehnergang: trump suit is in play (as in Bauern-Schnapser) but ace is low in all suits (as in Zehnergang). Declarer's team wins all 5 tricks. 12 game points. Regional / advanced.

Deck: Pannonian Tricks (German-suited 20-card)

  • Eichel (Acorns) (plain)
  • Laub (Leaves) (plain)
  • Herz (Hearts) (plain)
  • Schellen (Bells) (plain)
  • Eichel-Daus 11pt
  • Eichel-Zehner 10pt
  • Eichel-König 4pt
  • Eichel-Ober 3pt
  • Eichel-Unter 2pt
  • Laub-Daus 11pt
  • Laub-Zehner 10pt
  • Laub-König 4pt
  • Laub-Ober 3pt
  • Laub-Unter 2pt
  • Herz-Daus 11pt
  • Herz-Zehner 10pt
  • Herz-König 4pt
  • Herz-Ober 3pt
  • Herz-Unter 2pt
  • Schellen-Daus 11pt
  • Schellen-Zehner 10pt
  • Schellen-König 4pt
  • Schellen-Ober 3pt
  • Schellen-Unter 2pt