Schafkopf

The 'Holy War' can give our German Schafkopf players the pleasant thrill of thinking that now perhaps others are ready to shed their blood for us - for this cowardly speculation, to tell the truth, has always been the silent father of all hopes; in reality it would come to an infernal end under the fire of English machine-gun companies and the hail of fragmentation bombs.

Mein Kampf Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 1925

In the United States, Schafkopf is known as Sheepshead.

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In the United States, Schafkopf is known as Sheepshead.

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Many Schafkopf games are played with the 32 cards of a piquet pack consisting of Ace, King, Queen, Jack,

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In the Palatinate, which was part of Bavaria from 1816 till 1946, Bavarian Schafkopf is played with 32 French-style cards.

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An early four-player Schafkopf game that is no longer popular is known as German Schafkopf.

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This variant is still popular in Erfweiler (Palatinate), although German Schafkopf is otherwise unknown in the area.

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In the United States, Schafkopf is known as Sheepshead.

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Like most Schafkopf games, this one has numerous variants.

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In the Palatinate, which was part of Bavaria from 1816 till 1946, Bavarian Schafkopf is played with 32 French-style cards.

Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009