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The soloist has taken the game during the first round.
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39:The Unter of Acorns - the top trump
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398:Trömer, Jean Chretien (1755).
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1279:Patience and solitaire games
289:No card has been played yet.
252:Soloist, contra and recontra
1288:Tarot and Tarock card games
1270:Non trick-taking card games
929:Belle, Flux et Trente-et-Un
813:GĂ©, Point, Flux et Sequence
753:Belle, Flux et Trente-et-Un
279:There is already a soloist.
205:U ranking higher than the
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508:Die deutschen Kartenspiele
480:Buch der Spiele und Rätsel
177:Die deutschen Kartenspiele
111:Features: pot, 5 cards, 2
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497:Anton, Friedrich (1879).
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1261:Trick-taking card games
633:Hannikin canst abide it
529:Parlett, David (1990),
521:Encyklopädie der Spiele
516:von Alvensleben, Ludwig
499:Encyclopädie der Spiele
1332:German deck card games
1327:French deck card games
1317:Four-player card games
195:Tens are low. The two
558:. Leipzig: Gleditsch.
506:Hammer, Paul (1811).
423:Cella, Johann Jakob,
128:, is a German 5-card
439:von Alvensleben 1853
426:Freymüthige Aufsätze
510:. Leipzig: Weygand.
453:, pp. 296–304.
441:, pp. 299–307.
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643:Laugh and lie down
501:. Leipzig: Wigand.
166:German-suited pack
18:Contra (card game)
1312:German card games
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548:978-0-19-214165-1
487:"Das Kontraspiel"
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939:Bierschlauch
763:Bête Hombrée
748:As Qui Court
648:Losing lodam
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1064:Sansprendre
1034:MĂĽller Matz
1024:Kontraspiel
999:Juckerspiel
989:Grobhäusern
979:German Solo
974:FĂĽnfzehnern
934:Bester Bube
843:Hoc Mazarin
713:Speculation
678:Pope Julius
623:French ruff
592:Historical
482:, pp. 56ff.
387:Hammer 1811
134:Eldest hand
122:Kontraspiel
49:Plain-trick
28:Kontraspiel
1322:Rams group
1306:Categories
1235:(Scottish)
1223:(Austrian)
1201:Elfmandeln
1104:Vogelspiel
1099:Trischaken
768:Bouillotte
594:card games
554:_ (1773).
485:_ (1896).
478:_ (1880).
473:Literature
451:Anton 1879
371:References
357:Variations
170:Trischaken
1241:(Swedish)
1227:Romestecq
1209:Piquesept
1197:Einwerfen
1125:Minchiate
1044:Piquesept
1019:Kauflabet
1014:Karnöffel
1009:Karniffel
959:Einwerfen
954:Cinquille
893:Quintille
883:Quadrille
878:Quadrette
853:Impériale
823:Guimbarde
698:Quadrille
673:Pope Joan
232:section.
93:Mauscheln
1217:Sticheln
1193:(Polish)
1191:DruĹĽbart
1187:Chapanka
1156:Conquian
1140:Trappola
1089:Sticheln
1084:Spitzeln
1079:Schlauch
1059:RĂĽmpffen
1004:Kaschlan
944:Brusbart
913:Triomphe
898:Reversis
873:Pamphile
868:Papillon
858:Lenterlu
793:Commerce
668:Penneech
613:Bone ace
518:(1853),
320:recontra
242:revolted
181:Polskpas
154:Polskpas
97:Mistigri
1229:(Dutch)
1221:Tatteln
1166:Primero
1149:Spanish
1113:Italian
1094:Tatteln
1069:Saunigl
1054:RĂ©union
1049:Pollack
1029:Mariage
949:Cassino
908:Tontine
903:Sizette
808:Emprunt
783:Brisque
778:Briscan
688:Primero
601:English
364:Wenzels
326:Scoring
197:Wenzels
160:History
150:Wenzels
113:Wenzels
105:Zwicken
85:Kratzen
66:24-card
55:Players
1213:Skwitz
1171:Rentoy
964:Elfern
922:German
863:Mouche
803:Culbas
798:Coucou
773:Brelan
743:Ambigu
736:French
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298:contra
284:Wenzel
262:Wenzel
217:Hearts
213:Wenzel
185:Euchre
146:Leaves
142:Acorns
138:Unters
126:Contra
101:Tippen
89:Lupfen
1239:Kille
1180:Other
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1135:Ronfa
1120:Gilet
818:Gilet
663:Noddy
638:Ombre
628:Gleek
608:Andro
246:match
237:Whist
221:Bells
211:U. A
63:Cards
833:Hère
758:BĂŞte
543:ISBN
362:The
144:and
45:Type
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838:Hoc
828:Her
693:Put
653:Maw
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412:NFL
219:or
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571:v
58:4
20:)
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