Tichu (German Import)

Designer	Urs Hostettler
Publisher	ABACUSSPIELE
Players	4
Playtime	60 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Honors	1992 Fairplay À la carte Winner 1999 Fairplay À la carte Winner 2006 Nederlandse Spellenprijs Nominee
Additional Info	215/tichu http://www.boardgamegeek.com/forum/5355/tichu/reviews

Note: This is the new German edition with new art.  Note that the game is in German.  But the game itself is language independent.


Tichu is the further development of a traditional card game that the Swiss author Urs Hostettler got to know on one of his trips. The game quickly began its triumphal march through all German-speaking regions of Europe. In the meantime it has found worldwide distribution. In this partner game, players try to be the first to get rid of their cards. That takes some empathy. 

If both players on one team manage to get rid of their cards before even one player on the other team succeeds, the tricks are not counted, but the team automatically receives 200 points. Each round the question arises again whether a team should rather collect points worthy of tricks or whether it feels so strong that it is aiming for a double victory with the significantly higher "point flat rate". Usually the game is played until a team has reached 1000 points. This exciting game is equipped with 4 double-sided game aids to get you started facilitate tichu.

• 56 playing cards,
• 4 playing aids,
• 1 rules