Dreiertarock

Dreiertarock
A trick-taking game of the European Tarot card game family.
Origin Austria
Type Trick-taking
Players 3
Skills required Tactics, Strategy
Cards 54
Deck Industrie und Glück
Play Anticlockwise
Card rank (highest first) Trumps: Sküs, 21-1
♣♠ K Q C J 10 9 8 7
♥♦ K Q C J 1 2 3 4
Playing time 20 min.
Related games
Strohmandeln, Tapp Tarock, Illustrated Tarock, Point Tarock

Dreiertarock is a 3-handed card game of the Austrian Tarock family. Although less popular than it once was, it is still played in Austria, especially in Carinthia,[1] and, in 2013, it was one of five variants of Tarock game competed for in the International Piatnik Tarock Tournament (Internationales Piatnik-Tarockturnier) in Vienna.[2]

Aim

As the declarer, to score 36 points out of a total of 70 while maximising the game and bonus points. As the two defenders to prevent the declarer winning, while also seeking to earn bonus points.

Dealing

Eight cards are dealt to each player in anticlockwise order; then 2 packets of 3 cards are placed on the table as the talon.[1]

Bidding

Forehand announces "Einser" ("one-er") or "pass" ("Weiter!"). Rearhand can raise this to a "Zweier" ("two-er"). Further bids of Dreier, Vierer and Fünfer may be raised, each raising the game value by one increment. In addition, a Solo, Solo Valat and various bonuses may be announced (see Scoring).[1]

Playing

Forehand leads to the first trick. Players must follow suit or trump, but do not have to play to win each trick.[3]

Scoring

Card points are totalled in the normal way for Tarock games i.e. the cards won are grouped in threes. Each packet of three cards is totted up and 2 card points subtracted. The totals are added to work out the score. A player must score at least 35 points + 2 Blatt to win i.e. 35 and 2/3, which is then rounded up to 36.[1]

Game values

The game values are as follows:[1]

  • Einser - 1 point
  • Zweier - 2 points
  • Dreier - 3 points
  • Vierer - 4 points
  • Fünfer - 5 points
  • Solo - 12 points
  • Solo Valat - 96 points

Bonuses

The following bonuses may also be won:[1]

Unannounced

Unannounced or 'silent' (still) bonuses are:

  • Pagat - 4 points
  • Uhu - 6 points
  • Kike - 8 points
  • Tarock Trull in the tricks - 1 point
  • Royal Trull in the tricks - 1 point
  • Mond Capture - 1 point

Announced

If bonuses are announced at the beginning of the game, they count double:

  • Pagat - 8 points
  • Uhu - 12 points
  • Kike - 16 points

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mayr and Sedlaczek (2008), pp. 354-359.
  2. ↑ Internationales Piatnik-Tarockturnier Wien, 19. Jänner 2013 at tarockoesterreich.jimdo.com. Retrieve 30 Jun 2018.
  3. ↑ Änderungen ab 2018/19 at www.tarock.tirol. Retrieved 30 Jun 2018.

Bibliography

  • Kastner, Hugo and Gerald Kador Folkvord. Die große Humboldt-Enzyklopädie der Kartenspiele. Baden-Baden: Humboldt (2005), pp. 246-248. ISBN 978-3-89994-058-9.
  • Mayr, Wolfgang and Robert Sedlaczek. Die Strategie des Tarockspiels. Vienna: Atelier (2008). ISBN 978-3-902498-22-9.


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