Watten (card game)
The three Criticals: Maxi, Belli and Spitz | |
| Origin | Bavaria |
|---|---|
| Type | Plain-trick |
| Players | 2-4 |
| Skills | Bluffing |
| Cards | 32 or 33 (+ 6) |
| Deck | German (Schafkopf or William Tell pattern) |
| Rank (high→low) | Trumps: K 7 7 CS 3xS A K O U 10–7 Plain suits: A K O U 10–7 |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Playing time | 10 min. + |
| Chance | 4/10 |
| Related games | |
| Karnöffel • Kaiserjass • Bieten • Perlaggen | |
Watten, regionally also called Waddn, Watteln or Wattlung, is a card game that is mainly played in Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol, including Ladinia. There are several main variants: Bavarian, Bohemian, South Tyrolean (Stichwatten), (Austrian) Tyrolean, Kritisch and Blind Watten. It is usually a 4-player game, which is "by far the most interesting", but it may also be played by 2 or 3 players. According to Parlett, Watten is "hard to describe [but] fun to play and easy to learn."