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Schnapsen, Schnapser or Schnapsa is a trick-taking card game of the bézique (ace–ten) family that is very popular in Bavaria and in the territories of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire and has become the national card game of Austria and Hungary. Schnapsen is both of the point-trick (individual cards in each trick are used to determine points as in Pinochle) and trick-and-draw (a new card is drawn after each trick is won) subtypes.

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  • Etymology and origins
  • Rules
  • Aim
  • Cards
  • Dealing
  • Playing
  • Going out
  • Last trick
  • Marriages
  • Trump Unter
  • Closing the talon
  • Bummerls and rubbers
  • Sharp Schnapsen
  • Tournament Schnapsen
  • ''Preisschnapsen''
  • Participant cards
  • Draws
  • Rounds
  • Prizes
  • Legal
  • Related games
  • References
  • Literature
  • External links

Schnapsen, Schnapser or Schnapsa is a trick-taking card game of the bézique (ace–ten) family that is very popular in Bavaria and in the territories of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire and has become the national card game of Austria and Hungary. Schnapsen is both of the point-trick (individual cards in each trick are used to determine points as in Pinochle) and trick-and-draw (a new card is drawn after each trick is won) subtypes.

The game is similar to sixty-six (Sechsundsechzig). Many rule variations exist, and both Schnapsen and sixty-six involve challenging strategy. Schnapsen has been described as "an inherently intense game that requires a lot of concentration and so isn't good for socializing, but it's a challenging game whose interest never wavers."

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