Herz zu Herz
Herz zu Herz ("Heart to Heart") is a simple game of patience, that is played with a French-suited Skat pack of 32 cards. The aim of the game is to get rid of all the Hearts from the pack. It is basically a German adaptation of an earlier game called Knockout with slightly different rules, but played mostly the same way.
A patience game | |
Origin | Germany |
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Type | Non-builder |
Deck | Single 32-card Skat pack |
Playing time | 2½ minutes |
Random chance | High |
See also Glossary of patience terms |
Rules
Like most games of patience, Herz zu Herz is a card game for one person. It uses a basic Skat deck of 32 cards.[1]
At the start of the game, the pack is shuffled and placed as a stock face down on the table. Next, the top three cards are drawn and placed in a row, face up. Any cards of the suit of Hearts
The patience is solved if, after this third round, all the Hearts are in their own pile, otherwise, the game is lost.[2][1]
Knockout
The patience game Knockout (also known under the name of Hope Deferred) is played mostly the same way as Herz zu Herz and possibly even the parent game. The difference is that the target suit is clubs instead of hearts and when a space is created in the row, it is filled. Thus, possibly more than 15 cards are dealt per round.[3][4][5] There is also an expanded version called Abandon Hope where all 52 French-suited playing cards are used and 24 (or more) are dealt in each of the three rounds.[5]
References
- Wolter-Rosendorf 1994, p. 11.
- Höfer 2010, pp. 89/90.
- Morehead, Albert H.; Mott-Smith, Geoffrey (1977). Doern, G.Bruce; Johnson, Robert (eds.). The complete book of solitaire and patience games. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0553262408. OCLC 42026728.
- Moyse, Alphonse; U.S. Playing Card Co (1950). 150 ways to play solitaire: complete with layouts for playing. Cincinnati: United States Playing Card Company. OCLC 1023781790.
- Parlett, David Sidney. (1980, ©1979). The Penguin book of patience. Harmondsworth: Penguin. ISBN 0140463461. OCLC 16536082. Check date values in:
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Literature
- "Herz zu Herz". In: Irmgard Wolter-Rosendorf: Patiencen in Wort und Bild. Falken-Verlag, 1994; p. 11. ISBN 3-8068-2003-1.
- "Herz zu Herz". In: Katrin Höfer: Patiencen: Für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene. Neue Beispiele und Varianten. Aufgaben und Lösungen. Schlütersche, 2010; pp. 89–90. ISBN 3-8068-2003-1. (Google Books)
External links
- Herz zu Herz at kartenspiele.net
- Herz zu Herz at kartenspiel.org
- Herz zu Herz at spielregeln.de