Call a marriage
Show the king and queen of one suit as you lead one of them and score twenty, or forty in trump.
Tricks and trump · 2 players
Race to sixty-six, then close the talon
Schnapsen is a fast duel for two on just twenty cards. Race to sixty-six card points, show your marriages for a boost, and pick the perfect moment to close the talon and cut your opponent off from the cards they need.
- 2 players
- Lesson included
- No ads
Schnapsen is one of the 21 games in Cards Royale.
How it plays
Schnapsen in three steps.
Each player gets five cards from a twenty-card deck of jacks, queens, kings, tens and aces, and the next card turned up names trump.
While the talon is open any card is legal and the trick winner draws first, but once it closes you must follow suit.
The first to sixty-six card points wins the hand and one to three game points, and seven game points win the match.
Read the full rules of Schnapsen
Did you know? Schnapsen is Austria's national card game and is much loved in Hungary too.
The moments you play for
Why Schnapsen gets under your skin.
A quick duel for two.
Close the talon
Stop the drawing and bring in the strict rules at once, but miss sixty-six and your opponent scores.
Swap the jack
On your lead, trade the jack of trump for the turned trump card while the talon still holds two or more.
Screenshots
Schnapsen on every screen.
The same table on iPhone, iPad, Mac and the iPhone Duo. Scroll sideways to see them all.
- iPhone
iPhone Duo, half open
iPhone Duo, unfolded
iPhone Duo, folded
iPad, landscape
iPad, portrait
Mac
Tricks and trump
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Deal me in for Schnapsen.
It is one of 21 classics in Cards Royale. Free, with no ads.