Each game has its own unique rules, thus creating a certain atmosphere for its players. The games can be involving, competitive, logical, etc. However, there is a card game, used to be the most socializing one, named klaverjassen. Klaverjassen is a Dutch game, originated around 1890–95 and has deep roots all over Europe.
Now it’s very wide-spread in Netherlands and is beloved by a huge variety of people of different ages, different works and habits. The secret of the klaverjassen’s popularity, I think, is in its special ability to unite people, as klaverjassen is very helpful to socialize for a long time without feeling boring or frustrated.
Why Klaverjassen?
When there are a lot of people gathered at the table, they often play klaverjassen for fun, to amuse themselves and not to get distracted from their conversations. Klaverjassen is really the best game for all these requirements. Its rules are simple, it’s played quickly and smoothly. Moreover, klaverjassen cannot be referred to highly competitive games, because it’s more of luck and logic to win.
In addition, every group of players is free to set their own klaverjassen rules and alter the existing ones. Therefore, the game became very flexible and comfortable to play. Everyone is satisfied in it: both families and friends are fond of it. Even total strangers play klaverjassen in pubs and cafes, as this game helps them to get to know each other better, to get acquainted, to make friends.
Lots of Joy and Relax in One Bundle
Frankly speaking, making friends is not so easy, when you have a busy life and loads of work. Communication is a great way out, but it can’t be the only thing to do all the time. Therefore, klaverjassen is the best choice to get along well. This game helps to understand each other better due to being played by pairs. Certainly, each player wants to win, but only a pair wins. So, backing up your partner is often a shortcut to the victory. All these slight non-verbal sings, fast meaningful glances are very useful things to master. At the same time it is lots of fun! Not only playing klaverjassen, even watching it gives you a decent relax and precious moments of rest.
So, you still don’t know what to do this evening? You have no plans for a weekend? Get yourself out of a usual routine and play klaverjassen!
Jan Kaas is specialized in writing about klaverjassen and online klaverjassen.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The Most Universal Game of Cards
There are a lot of games today, which are very different and interesting. It goes without saying, each one is great for its players and is wonderful for the fans. Outdoor games, table games, puzzles and crosswords – all of them are exciting in their own way. When you want to breeze some fresh air, you take your family or friends and go outside to the park or out of the country with a ball or other gaming stuff. When it’s rainy or cloudy, you stay at home and play table games with your family.
Frankly speaking, it’s not very easy to find a game, which would be equally pleasant and enjoyable for everyone around the table. However, klaverjassen is unquestionable choice for a family or friends to spend a nice couple of hours together.
Klaverjassen Has Something to Offer for Everyone
Middle-aged people will be satisfied with the calmness and simplicity of the game, while youths may enjoy its addictively competitive spirit. Friends will be pleased to play klaverjassen, because it is interesting and it provides a wide range of possibilities to relax and socialize.
The rules of klaverjassen are really simple: there are four players, who need to follow the suit. The bidding is done clockwise. Despite the fact, there are a lot of variations of klaverjassen, its core rules remain the same. The differences are considering mostly the rules of scoring points or using trumps.
However, these ones are also willingly changed by the players according to their needs. Certainly, when the time to spend playing klaverjassen is limited, the amount of scores will be reduced, and vice versa. At the same time, using trumps is also up to players, who can whether use them every time they have any, or use trumps only is there is a strong necessity.
Varieties of Klaverjassen Can Be Created by You!
Now there are two main varieties of klaverjassen: Amsterdam and Rotterdam one. The general amount of variations of klaverjassen is so vast, that hardly anyone can name them for sure. Inevitably, having a wide range of klaverjassen variations is a real sign of its popularity. So, everyone can takes the chances and play its own klaverjassen. Frankly, this is the way for the game to develop further. Perhaps, it was this ease of rules and change that made klaverjassen one of the most frequently played card games ever.
Jan Kaas is specialized in writing about klaverjassen and online klaverjassen.
Frankly speaking, it’s not very easy to find a game, which would be equally pleasant and enjoyable for everyone around the table. However, klaverjassen is unquestionable choice for a family or friends to spend a nice couple of hours together.
Klaverjassen Has Something to Offer for Everyone
Middle-aged people will be satisfied with the calmness and simplicity of the game, while youths may enjoy its addictively competitive spirit. Friends will be pleased to play klaverjassen, because it is interesting and it provides a wide range of possibilities to relax and socialize.
The rules of klaverjassen are really simple: there are four players, who need to follow the suit. The bidding is done clockwise. Despite the fact, there are a lot of variations of klaverjassen, its core rules remain the same. The differences are considering mostly the rules of scoring points or using trumps.
However, these ones are also willingly changed by the players according to their needs. Certainly, when the time to spend playing klaverjassen is limited, the amount of scores will be reduced, and vice versa. At the same time, using trumps is also up to players, who can whether use them every time they have any, or use trumps only is there is a strong necessity.
Varieties of Klaverjassen Can Be Created by You!
Now there are two main varieties of klaverjassen: Amsterdam and Rotterdam one. The general amount of variations of klaverjassen is so vast, that hardly anyone can name them for sure. Inevitably, having a wide range of klaverjassen variations is a real sign of its popularity. So, everyone can takes the chances and play its own klaverjassen. Frankly, this is the way for the game to develop further. Perhaps, it was this ease of rules and change that made klaverjassen one of the most frequently played card games ever.
Jan Kaas is specialized in writing about klaverjassen and online klaverjassen.
A Long but Fun Way to Master Hartenjagen
Hartenjagen is one of the most popular trick-taking games all over the world, being provided with every installation of Windows aka hearts. Therefore, almost every adult obviously played it at least once in his or her life.
Hartenjagen cannot be named very difficult to play game, but it’s not very simple as well. Every hartenjagen player needs to master it all the time to be aware of varieties in rules of the game appearing and increase the level of playing. Hartenjagen is a trick-taking game requiring some logical thinking and experience.
Newbie can hardly win a game competing with an experienced player (certainly, if he’s not a genius). So, after you study the rules of the game, you need to set your feet towards practicing. It goes without saying, you need to find an opponent with nearly the same level of mastering hartenjagen.
When it’s impossible or very difficult to do, playing hartenjagen with a computer can replace real opponent for a while. However, it’s important to remember, that it doesn’t matter how brilliant you play with a computer, because playing with real people is totally another thing.
Competitve? Yes! Exciting? Yes!
Hartenjagen is one of the best card games to enjoy, when you are fond of card games. It can hardly be played when meeting a friend, because it is too distractive and involving, but it is wonderful to play because just because you want to play and like to. However, hartenjagen is great to play during family holidays, when you actually don’t know how to entertain your guests and family members. Hartenjagen can be very helpful in such situation. Competitive spirit of the game makes all its players concentrate on the game and forget about everything else.
Today there are also a lot of online hartenjagen players, who master their play and participate in different tournaments. Certainly, playing online hartenjagen is very exciting, but thus addictive. Playing a lot of tournaments can be pricy, if you are not the best of the best. So, there are two ways, as always. First one: practice makes perfect. The more you play, the more you win. And the second: play hartenjagen just for fun, with friends and relatives – it’s totally safe (except for being accused of too many victories). So, it’s up to you to decide what kind of a game is the best for you.
Jan Kaas is specialized in writing about hartenjagen and online hartenjagen.
Hartenjagen cannot be named very difficult to play game, but it’s not very simple as well. Every hartenjagen player needs to master it all the time to be aware of varieties in rules of the game appearing and increase the level of playing. Hartenjagen is a trick-taking game requiring some logical thinking and experience.
Newbie can hardly win a game competing with an experienced player (certainly, if he’s not a genius). So, after you study the rules of the game, you need to set your feet towards practicing. It goes without saying, you need to find an opponent with nearly the same level of mastering hartenjagen.
When it’s impossible or very difficult to do, playing hartenjagen with a computer can replace real opponent for a while. However, it’s important to remember, that it doesn’t matter how brilliant you play with a computer, because playing with real people is totally another thing.
Competitve? Yes! Exciting? Yes!
Hartenjagen is one of the best card games to enjoy, when you are fond of card games. It can hardly be played when meeting a friend, because it is too distractive and involving, but it is wonderful to play because just because you want to play and like to. However, hartenjagen is great to play during family holidays, when you actually don’t know how to entertain your guests and family members. Hartenjagen can be very helpful in such situation. Competitive spirit of the game makes all its players concentrate on the game and forget about everything else.
Today there are also a lot of online hartenjagen players, who master their play and participate in different tournaments. Certainly, playing online hartenjagen is very exciting, but thus addictive. Playing a lot of tournaments can be pricy, if you are not the best of the best. So, there are two ways, as always. First one: practice makes perfect. The more you play, the more you win. And the second: play hartenjagen just for fun, with friends and relatives – it’s totally safe (except for being accused of too many victories). So, it’s up to you to decide what kind of a game is the best for you.
Jan Kaas is specialized in writing about hartenjagen and online hartenjagen.
Welcome to Klaverjassen
One of the most popular and the most pleasantly addictive card games is klaverjassen. This game is played by two teams of two members each, sitting opposite each other. Klaverjassen is considered to be one of the trick-taking card games, and it uses a piquet deck (a pack of cards, which excludes four 6s).
The rules of klaverjassen are simple to learn fast and at the same time they provide a certain level of complexity, making the game really interesting. The main aim of each player is to score more. Considerably, the more suits you are able to follow, the more scores you have. As klaverjassen is played in pairs, the pair with the highest scores wins.
Despite the fact there are a lot of different variations of klaverjassen, core rules still remain the same, the differences are mostly about using trumps and scoring.
Going Back to Origins
Klaverjassen is a Dutch game, played throughout Netherlands not only at home but also at social clubs, pubs and cafes. The most amazing thing is klaverjassen is equally appreciated by all generations, being played by grandparents and their grandchildren.
What about the rules, each player has to follow the suit of cards played. As soon as he wins it, he scores certain amount of points. The points can be given just for winning the suit, or depending on the card, which won. These differences are referred to variations of the game. There are two main variations of klaverjassen, named Rotterdam and Amsterdam, due to the places of their development.
Step Forward to Change
However, as klaverjassen became national game, its rules are up to changing very frequently. As soon as there are players in a hurry, the amount of points to score to win is reduced. When the players have the entire evening of spare time, they increase the amount of points. Sometimes, you can even change the way of scoring points, for example, by making certain suits of cards more valuable than others. Mostly often, the first suit gets you 20 points, winning two or more suits one after another gives you additional points. It’s a good idea to make the last suit rewarding as well, increasing the mood of those who loses.
Thus, you get every member of klaverjassen satisfied and well-relaxed, helping each other to recover from the overloaded work week and deal with other problems.
Jan Kaas is specialized in writing about klaverjassen and online klaverjassen.
The rules of klaverjassen are simple to learn fast and at the same time they provide a certain level of complexity, making the game really interesting. The main aim of each player is to score more. Considerably, the more suits you are able to follow, the more scores you have. As klaverjassen is played in pairs, the pair with the highest scores wins.
Despite the fact there are a lot of different variations of klaverjassen, core rules still remain the same, the differences are mostly about using trumps and scoring.
Going Back to Origins
Klaverjassen is a Dutch game, played throughout Netherlands not only at home but also at social clubs, pubs and cafes. The most amazing thing is klaverjassen is equally appreciated by all generations, being played by grandparents and their grandchildren.
What about the rules, each player has to follow the suit of cards played. As soon as he wins it, he scores certain amount of points. The points can be given just for winning the suit, or depending on the card, which won. These differences are referred to variations of the game. There are two main variations of klaverjassen, named Rotterdam and Amsterdam, due to the places of their development.
Step Forward to Change
However, as klaverjassen became national game, its rules are up to changing very frequently. As soon as there are players in a hurry, the amount of points to score to win is reduced. When the players have the entire evening of spare time, they increase the amount of points. Sometimes, you can even change the way of scoring points, for example, by making certain suits of cards more valuable than others. Mostly often, the first suit gets you 20 points, winning two or more suits one after another gives you additional points. It’s a good idea to make the last suit rewarding as well, increasing the mood of those who loses.
Thus, you get every member of klaverjassen satisfied and well-relaxed, helping each other to recover from the overloaded work week and deal with other problems.
Jan Kaas is specialized in writing about klaverjassen and online klaverjassen.
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