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Konter a Matt
Konter a Matt, Kontra a Matt or Konter a Midd is a Luxembourgish trick-taking card game played by four players. The game is popular enough to have been televised on RTL, Luxembourg's leading TV station and for tournaments to be organised. Konter a Matt is one of a family of similar games, known as the Couillon Group, played in the Benelux area. Other games in the family include the Belgian game of Couillon, known as Kwajongen in Flemish areas and Kujong in Luxembourg, the Dutch game of Troeven and the Belgian games of Brûte and Gamelle.
The following rules are based on those published online by Wellkomm.
Players form two teams of two with partners sitting opposite one another. In order to win a match, a team has to score over 21 card points. If each team gets 20 points, it is a draw.
A 24-card stripped deck is used with four suits each comprising Ace (A), King (K), Queen (Q), Jack (J), Ten (10) and Nine (9). The card values are: Ace 4, King 3, Queen 2, Jack 1, 10 and 9 nothing. There are three matadors which are permanent trumps and rank immediately behind the trump Ace: , and . These cards give the game its name because the and are the two Konters or Kontras and the is the Matt, Midd or Meedchen ("Girl").
As a consequence, in a match, there are 8 or 9 trumps depending on the suit. The four possibilities are (cards ranking from highest to lowest):
Teams are decided and players take their seats accordingly. The dealer shuffles the cards and offers them to the person to the left to cut the pack. Forehand, the one to the dealer's right, is then dealt three cards, examines them and then declares trumps. The dealer waits until trumps are confirmed, then continues to deal. Every player receives six cards in two packets of three.
A player who has either the or the pair or both and believes he or she can win, may announce this before playing a card by saying "Matt", "Konter" or "Konter a Matt" respectively. These announcements raise the game value, but must be made before the announcer plays a card to the first trick. A player making an announcement after this point is too late and the game value is not increased.
Players must either follow suit or trump. So a player who can follow suit may not play a card of another side suit, but may play a trump. If a trump is led, a trump must be played if possible. If no trump is played, the suit that must be followed is that of the first card played. The highest card of this suit wins the trick. The value range is (highest to lowest): A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9. The person that wins the four cards of a trick places them face down to his or her side, taking care not to mix them with the other cards. Sometimes, it will be necessary to check whether somebody played a trump or not.
Konter a Matt
Konter a Matt, Kontra a Matt or Konter a Midd is a Luxembourgish trick-taking card game played by four players. The game is popular enough to have been televised on RTL, Luxembourg's leading TV station and for tournaments to be organised. Konter a Matt is one of a family of similar games, known as the Couillon Group, played in the Benelux area. Other games in the family include the Belgian game of Couillon, known as Kwajongen in Flemish areas and Kujong in Luxembourg, the Dutch game of Troeven and the Belgian games of Brûte and Gamelle.
The following rules are based on those published online by Wellkomm.
Players form two teams of two with partners sitting opposite one another. In order to win a match, a team has to score over 21 card points. If each team gets 20 points, it is a draw.
A 24-card stripped deck is used with four suits each comprising Ace (A), King (K), Queen (Q), Jack (J), Ten (10) and Nine (9). The card values are: Ace 4, King 3, Queen 2, Jack 1, 10 and 9 nothing. There are three matadors which are permanent trumps and rank immediately behind the trump Ace: , and . These cards give the game its name because the and are the two Konters or Kontras and the is the Matt, Midd or Meedchen ("Girl").
As a consequence, in a match, there are 8 or 9 trumps depending on the suit. The four possibilities are (cards ranking from highest to lowest):
Teams are decided and players take their seats accordingly. The dealer shuffles the cards and offers them to the person to the left to cut the pack. Forehand, the one to the dealer's right, is then dealt three cards, examines them and then declares trumps. The dealer waits until trumps are confirmed, then continues to deal. Every player receives six cards in two packets of three.
A player who has either the or the pair or both and believes he or she can win, may announce this before playing a card by saying "Matt", "Konter" or "Konter a Matt" respectively. These announcements raise the game value, but must be made before the announcer plays a card to the first trick. A player making an announcement after this point is too late and the game value is not increased.
Players must either follow suit or trump. So a player who can follow suit may not play a card of another side suit, but may play a trump. If a trump is led, a trump must be played if possible. If no trump is played, the suit that must be followed is that of the first card played. The highest card of this suit wins the trick. The value range is (highest to lowest): A, K, Q, J, 10 and 9. The person that wins the four cards of a trick places them face down to his or her side, taking care not to mix them with the other cards. Sometimes, it will be necessary to check whether somebody played a trump or not.
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