Swedish whist
Spades from a Modern Swedish pattern pack | |
| Origin | Sweden |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Fyrmanswhist |
| Type | Whist group |
| Players | 4 |
| Cards | 52 cards |
| Deck | French-suited, Swedish Modern pattern |
| Rank (high→low) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 |
| Playing time | 5 min/deal |
| Related games | |
| Whist | |
Swedish whist (Swedish: svensk whist), also called Fyrmanswhist ("Four-hand whist") or, regionally, just whist, is a Swedish trick-taking card game. Knowing four-player whist is useful for playing other card games because it was the prototype for trick-taking games.