Watten & Schnapsen: Cards

Watten and Schnapsen the way they are played at the regulars' table — with the Salzburg deck and without internet.

FOUR WATTEN VARIANTS Watten is not the same everywhere. So you choose which rules apply:

• Tyrolean Watten — with the Weli (the bell six as a permanent trump), up to 15 • Kritisch Watten — with Martl, Weli and Nell, up to 15 • Bavarian Watten — 32 cards, with Maxi, Belli and Spritzer, up to 11 • South Tyrolean Watten — with the Guater, up to 15

Two players, or four with a partner sitting opposite. Call the Schlag (the rank) and the trump suit, raise the stake, go along or fold — the whole run of play as it belongs.

SCHNAPSEN ON BUMMERL Call Twenty and Forty, exchange the trump, close the talon. With the obligation to follow suit, to head the trick and to trump once the talon is empty. Played on Bummerl, the way a match is counted.

AN OPPONENT THAT DOES NOT CHEAT The computer player technically never gets to see your cards. It guesses, the way a human at the table does — and solves endgames exactly instead of peeking. Three strengths: Easy makes mistakes, Medium plays soundly, Hard calculates.

FULLY OFFLINE No account. No sign-up. No connection needed. The app runs on the train, in the mountain hut and out of signal just as it does at home.

MADE FOR PLAYING, NOT FOR SEARCHING Large cards, clear colours, no nested menus. Special cards such as Rechter, Linker and Weli can be labelled on request — handy when someone at the table is still learning.

PRO A one-time purchase, no subscription. Removes the ads, unlocks the strongest computer level and keeps the full statistics.