Klaverjassen - A Game For Adults

Certainly, when you’re too overwhelmed, there is actually nothing you want to do or you are able to think of. Vice versa, when you feel yourself a bit relaxed and want to spend a nice evening with your friends, chatting about different things, it’s a pleasure to have something to keep hands busy.

In this case playing klaverjassen is a very good idea.

Why Klaverjassen?

Klaverjassen is a card trick-taking game of the Dutch origin, invented to play at clubs and cafes rather than at home. At the same time, the game is great to play everywhere, as soon as you have three more volunteers and a piquet deck of cards.

Klaverjassen is played in pairs, and its aim to score as much points as possible in 16 hands. The winner is the pair, who has higher scores.

The cards are dealt and shuffled, before playing klaverjassen, and the trumps are chosen by the player to the left of the dealer. Cards in klaverjassen are usually dealt by 3, then 2, then 3 to all players. However, you can deal the cards by four and four as well. Thus, every player gets his 8 cards.

Points to Take

A player of klaverjassen needs to score by tacking tricks with valuable cards, during all 16 hands. Besides, you can increase the amount of points scored by getting bonus scores. These ones are got depending on the combination of cards you have when taking the trick, and on the amount of tricks you took.

For example, you get 10 bonus points in klaverjassen when you take two last tricks, and the team gets 100 bonus points when it takes all the tricks of the game. Hence, it’s good to be aware of how to score bonus points and think logically to get them.

It is going without saying, the more you play, the more powerful master you are. However, even if you have only started to play klaverjassen, you can also score you points. This game is really easy and pleasant to play, because there is no need to study it strongly to begin to win. Having a great time is the most important aim of klaverjassen.