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32:Königrufen § Trischaken
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609:Weber, Karl Julius (1855).
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541:Gołębiowski, Łukasz
214:German-suited cards
698:Laugh and lie down
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123:Description
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1159:Vogelspiel
1154:Trischaken
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649:card games
494:_ (1855).
489:Literature
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138:Drischaken
101:Treschaken
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537:, Vol. 4.
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54:card game
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1276:Tatteln
1221:Primero
1204:Spanish
1168:Italian
1149:Tatteln
1124:Saunigl
1109:Réunion
1104:Pollack
1084:Mariage
1004:Cassino
963:Tontine
958:Sizette
863:Emprunt
838:Brisque
833:Briscan
743:Primero
656:English
366:p. 106.
275:quartet
271:triplet
227:Tryszak
187:Wenzels
183:Pamfili
113:Krimpen
82:Bavaria
68:History
1268:Skwitz
1226:Rentoy
1019:Elfern
977:German
918:Mouche
858:Culbas
853:Coucou
828:Brelan
798:Ambigu
791:French
290:Chlust
105:Brelan
58:Brelan
1294:Kille
1235:Other
1216:Ombre
1190:Ronfa
1175:Gilet
873:Gilet
718:Noddy
693:Ombre
683:Gleek
663:Andro
263:Obers
243:flush
239:Fluss
109:Krimp
45:pack)
888:Hère
813:Bête
279:pair
237:and
144:and
132:The
1288:Maw
893:Hoc
883:Her
748:Put
708:Maw
315:of
273:or
189:or
179:Bub
115:or
1363::
1274:,
1270:,
1266:,
1262:,
1258:,
1254:,
1244:,
473:^
380:^
330:^
319:.
216:.
119:.
111:,
64:.
640:e
633:t
626:v
523:.
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