Pollack (card game)
The top trumps if Clubs are the trump suit | |
| Origin | Germany |
|---|---|
| Type | Point-trick |
| Family | Tresette group |
| Players | 4 |
| Skills | Tactics |
| Cards | 32 cards |
| Deck | French or German-suited |
| Rank (high→low) | 10 9 A K Q J 8 7 or 10 9 D K O U 8 7 |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Playing time | 25 min |
| Chance | Medium |
| Related games | |
| Tresette, Trischettn, Quatre Sept | |
Pollack is a German card game for four players in two teams of two that resembles the Italian game of Tresette, the aim being to score as many points as possible by taking tricks containing point-scoring cards and by announcing certain hand combinations as bonuses. According to Gööck, new players quickly realise that there is quite a lot to it and only those who stay alert get opportunities to score. The game is named after a bonus for holding its three top cards: the Ten, Nine, and Ace of one suit.