Kaschlan
Kaschlan, Kastellan or Kurrhahn was a simple card game related to the Russian game Durak or German game of Hund. It is for two to five players (four best) and may be played with a Skat pack of 32 French- or German-suited playing cards or a standard 52-card French pack.
The Kaschlan - the commanding card. From a 19th-century, Berlin-pattern pack. | |
| Origin | Prussian |
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| Alternative names | Kastellan, Kurrhahn |
| Type | Shedding-type games |
| Players | 2–5 (4 best) |
| Age range | 10 and above |
| Cards | 32 |
| Deck | French |
| Rank (high→low) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Playing time | 5-15 min |
| Related games | |
| Durak • Hund | |
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