Troefcall is a card game from Suriname 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 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 number of points, in other words 13.[8]
References
- ^ Algemeen Nederlands Woordenboek, troefcall (in Dutch)
- ^ John McLeod, Court Piece / Rang, Pagat, 2 November 2017
- ^ John McLeod, Troefcall, Pagat, 5 November 2014
- ^ SME Sport, Molenwijk gaat met zege de winterstop in, Indian stars verliest twee op rij, 23 December 2019 (in Dutch)
- ^ Suriname Herrald, Minister Gopal geïnformeerd over plannen Surinaamse Troefcall Bond, 17 September 2018 (in Dutch)
- ^ Waterkant, Eerste Wereldkampioenschap Troefcall in Nederland, 1 April 2016 (in Dutch)
- ^ Parool, Het eerste WK troefcall in Zuidoost: winnen op strategie, 20 June 2016 (in Dutch)
- ^ Paul Loetawan, Geschiedenis troefcall, TSNB, 31 August 2011 (in Dutch)
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