Baśka
Baśka is a fast-moving, Polish card game for four players played using traditional playing card#French deck, French-suited playing cards. It uses a shortened pack of just 16 cards and is similar to Kop (card game), kop which is also played in Poland. Both are derived from German Schafkopf. History Like Skat (card game), Skat and some other card games, the game is an offshoot of the German trick-taking game German Schafkopf, Schafkopf and has been played in Polish Kashubia since the 19th century. The region formerly had a large German-speaking population and both the play and terminology point to its German origins. The name "Baśka" is the diminutive form of Barbara and is also the name for a hand of four Queens, which is the highest bid in the game. In 1962, a Kashubian Baedeker, tells readers that if you see "a group of players slapping down cards with gusto and shouts of 'Wedding' or 'Zolo'..." they will be Kashubian Baśka players. It goes on to say that, to understand th ...
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Kop (card Game)
Kop is a minimalist Polish card game of the Schafkopf family for four players played using traditional playing card#French deck, French-suited playing cards. It uses a shortened pack of just 16 cards and is similar to Baśka, another fast moving Polish game. Both are derived from German Schafkopf.''Kop''
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Origin and distribution

Kop is played in the province of Greater Poland, once part of Prussia as the Grand Duchy of Posen, hence the German influence on the game. Its name is derived from the German word ''Kopf'', itself an abbreviation of ''Schafkopf'', the ancestor of this family of games. The game is very fast moving and usually played for money. It is played by ''inter alia'' by rail commuters and cab drivers. Regional and village Kop tournaments are held. It is especial ...
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