Trick-taking Online Card Games

Nov 7
15:57

2010

Jan Kaas

Jan Kaas

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Card games from the trick-taking family are fairly popular on the Internet. The one best known is perhaps Hartenjagen or Hearts (the Americanized version), but there are many others besides it out there.

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 The majority of card games,Trick-taking Online Card Games Articles and especially those that are well known around the globe, are available in one form or another online. At the same time, many games can be played directly on a computer, without the need for an Internet connection. 

The latter, which are often referred to as offline games, can be played after a small casino application has been downloaded and installed. Once that is done and the application is launched the player will be greeted by a virtual environment that tries more or less to copy the usual atmosphere that is found in a real casino. How good this imitation turns out is up for debate, but usually it is enough to enable a player to have fun.

The other method of trying trick-taking card games online, the one involving the Internet, requires a stable Internet connection as well, besides a decent computer or laptop. There are thousands of websites which allow players to try card games directly from their Web browser. Most of them are entirely free and are alright for wasting a few hours now and then.

The rest are card games rooms and they target those who want to play against real people and make money. They are professional and often might require the downloading and installation on the player's computer of a tiny software. A valid credit card or other method for payment accepted internationally is also needed for depositing and withdrawing money.

Hartenjagen and other trick-taking card games might also be feature in the games section of social media websites and IM clients and as applications on popular gadgets such as the iPhone.       

Besides many variations of Hartenjagen, other trick-taking card games that you are likely to find online include: Belote; Klaverjas, which is in some way similar to online Hartenjagen; Whist; Bridge, which is fairly popular around the world; Dirty Lady, the English version of Hearts; Gong Zhu which originated in China; French tarot;

Rowboat, Napoleon, Spades, and Trump.

Playing trick-taking games online is diverting, especially if you play against real opponents. If you happen to like online Hartenjagen then you should also try some other games from this family. Start with those listed above and check all their variants.

 

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