Troefcall

Troefcall is a card game with similarities to belote and hearts,[1] and to the Indian game court piece of which it might be a derivative.[2][3]

There are competitions being organized by troefcall federations in the Netherlands (Troefcall Sportbond Nederland, TSBN)[4] and in Suriname (Surinaamse Troefcall Bond, STcB).[5] It is estimated that more than one hundred thousand people from both countries play this card game.[6] Via Surinamese Dutch the card game was introduced in the Netherlands. People from all Surinamese population groups play this game.[7]

A tjall (the original name of the game) is the trump in the game. Bounie means the total gain, in other words 52 points (4 times 13 points). Kap (Hindi: koth) is a quarter of the total nummer of points, in other words 13.[8]

References
  1. Algemeen Nederlands Woordenboek, troefcall (in Dutch)
  2. John McLeod, Court Piece / Rang, Pagat, 2 November 2017
  3. John McLeod, Troefcall, Pagat, 5 November 2014
  4. SME Sport, Molenwijk gaat met zege de winterstop in, Indian stars verliest twee op rij, 23 December 2019 (in Dutch)
  5. Suriname Herrald, Minister Gopal geïnformeerd over plannen Surinaamse Troefcall Bond, 17 September 2018 (in Dutch)
  6. Waterkant, Eerste Wereldkampioenschap Troefcall in Nederland, 1 April 2016 (in Dutch)
  7. Parool, Het eerste WK troefcall in Zuidoost: winnen op strategie, 20 June 2016 (in Dutch)
  8. Paul Loetawan, Geschiedenis troefcall, TSNB, 31 August 2011 (in Dutch)


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