Schafkopf for Expats and English Speakers

I'm playing with the acorn!, With an under you won't go under!, The duck is fat in the butt!: Bavaria's national pastime is a ride of highs and lows, guaranteed to get your heart thumping and your overs trumping. Whether you're deep down in Oberbayern, or far beyond the Weißwurst equator, Schafkopf for Expats puts all you need to get started with this classic card game into plain English. Life's too short to learn German? Life's too short not to learn Schafkopf! Schafkopf for Expats explains the rules and strategy of the game in a simple and entertaining way-- in English! Trick for trick, the reader is guided through partner games, Wenzes and suit solos. Each move is described and visualized to give the beginning player a feeling for the subtleties of gameplay, as well as a solid first footing on Schafkopf strategy. A glossary describes key Schafkopf terms in English, and the back of the book includes rules for other fun games (66, Schnauz, Three-Player Schafkopf, Bodenseejass).

This is the first and only book about Schafkopf in English. While you can find a few YouTube videos and internet rule summaries, this is the first published book made to show you the ropes in English.

Autorentext
Brian Junker-Latocha, born 1988 in Indiana, USA and in Germany since 2008, lives in Offenbach am Main with his wife, Eva, and cat, Willi. When he's not playing Schafkopf with his friends, you can find him brainstorming on white- boards in the IT world or playing folk guitar with the Open Creek Stringband.

Klappentext

"I'm playing with the acorn!", "With an under you won't go under!", "The duck is fat in the butt!": Bavaria's national pastime is a ride of highs and lows, guaranteed to get your heart thumping and your overs trumping. Whether you're deep down in Oberbayern, or far beyond the Weißwurst equator, Schafkopf for Expats puts all you need to get started with this classic card game into plain English. Life's too short to learn German? Life's too short not to learn Schafkopf! Schafkopf for Expats explains the rules and strategy of the game in a simple and entertaining way-- in English! Trick for trick, the reader is guided through partner games, Wenzes and suit solos. Each move is described and visualized to give the beginning player a feeling for the subtleties of gameplay, as well as a solid first footing on Schafkopf strategy. A glossary describes key Schafkopf terms in English, and the back of the book includes rules for other fun games (66, Schnauz, Three-Player Schafkopf, Bodenseejass).