Mariáš

Mariáš
Three-player solo trick-taking game with marriages
Bohemian-pattern cards used for Mariáš
OriginCzechoslovakia
Alternative namesMariasch
TypePoint-trick
Players3
Cards32
DeckBohemian or William Tell cards
PlayClockwise
Playing time20 minutes
ChanceMedium
Related games
Ulti, Sixty-six

Mariáš or Mariasch a three-player, solo trick-taking game of the king–queen family of ace–ten games, but with a simplified scoring system. It is one of the most popular card games in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, but is also played in Bavaria in Germany as well as in Austria. The Hungarian national card game Ulti is an elaboration of Mariáš.