Drużbart

Drużbart or Druzbart is an extinct Polish card game of the Bruus family.

Other members of the family include Russian Bruzbart or Dulya, Livonian Brusbart, Swedish Bräus, Danish and Estonian Brus, and Greenlandic Voormsi.

[5] In the 19th century it is recorded as being played "by the lower classes or children"[6] and in 1840 as being "in vogue among the common people.

[14] Druzbart appears to be extinct, although it was included in a 2012 reprint of the 1930 card game compendium by Gracz.

The three highest cards are called matadors (matedorami),[6] and their names appear to derive from the German words Toller ("the mad one"), Brusbart ("bushy beard"), and Starker ("the strong one").

Four players form two teams of two (having drawn cards to decide partnerships - Gracz), with partners sitting opposite one another and sharing a common trick pile.

There are no trumps and, at each card rank (excepting matadors and duds), suits have the following order of precedence: Acorns, Leaves, Hearts, and Bells.

[f] Sevens are unbeatable when led (variation: except by the matadors – Gracz), but otherwise worthless and cannot beat any other card.

[6] According to Stary Gracz, players chalk a number of lines on a slate, known as clubs (palek), sticks (kijów), canes (rózg), broomsticks (ożogów), etc.

"The variety and originality of these drawings depend on the players' sense of humour and imagination" and result in "endless laughter and mirth".

Gołębiowski's scoring scheme