The Swabian card game: Kreuzgaigel, 2 or 3 players, offline vs fair computers.
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Gaigel — the card game of Württemberg, played as at the pub table. Kreuzgaigel with a partner (four players), head to head, or three players for Preisgaigel — against computer opponents that do not cheat. No internet, no account.
♣ THE REAL RULES
• The Gaigel/Binokel pack: 48 cards, each twice — Ace, Ten, King, Ober, Unter, Seven
• The first trick is announced: Ge-Elfen, Andere Alte or Höher hat — no trumps in it
• Show a pair once your side has a trick: 20, or 40 in trumps
• Rob the turned-up trump with the trump Seven
• First to 101 is out — counted for you, or call "Aus!" yourself, with over- and under-calling
• Gigackel: a side without a trick loses double
• Strokes and "Putzen" as on a tally sheet; three players score Preisgaigel 5-3-1
• House rules? Must-beat, showing pairs without a trick, robbing, Gigackel, five Sevens, 5 or 10 strokes — all in Settings
♠ FAIR — AND YOU CAN CHECK
Before every deal you see a fingerprint (SHA-256) of the shuffle; afterwards you can verify the deal was dealt exactly that way and see every hand. The computer never sees your cards — it only knows what you would.
♥ OPPONENTS AND A PARTNER WHO THINK
Three levels — Easy, Medium and Hard — each measured to beat the one below over hundreds of deals. Your partner gives you points when the trick is safe. A hint shows a good card any time.
♦ A REASON TO COME BACK
• The daily game: the same deal for everyone, each day, with a streak and a result to share
• A career from Bronze to Legend, 66 goals, a rating against the computer and achievements
• An optional reminder at the time you usually play — never more than once a day
✓ EASY TO READ
Big cards with corner indices, the Württemberg pattern (our own drawing) or French suits, Swabian or standard suit names. Comfortable with large system text.
📵 OFFLINE, NO ACCOUNT
Gaigel plays offline. Free with light ads: a banner in the menu, full-screen ads only between deals — at most after every third deal, never during play. Buy "Remove ads" once and they are gone for good. No subscription, no chips, nothing for sale that changes the game.
German and English.