![]() A board ( Pochbrett) in the centre of the table is used to hold chips staked to the the various pools until they are won. Each player has an equal supply of chips. Players and Equipmentįrom 3 to 6 players can take part and a 32-card pack is used, the cards ranking from high to low A-K-Q-J-10-9-8-7. There follow summaries of differences in the 18th and 19th century versions of the game. On this page the modern German form of Poch is described first, based on rules supplied with a modern board, on various books, and on information from Jan Böttcher. ![]() A detailed early history of the game can be found in an article by Thierry Depaulis: "Pochspiel: An 'International' Card Game of the 15th Century", published in The Playing-Card (Journal of the International Playing-Card Society) in three parts, in Vol XIX No 2 (Nov 1990), Vol XIX No 3 (Feb 1991) and Vol XIX No 4 (May 1991). Variations of Poch are played in North America under the names Tripoli and Three in One, and boards are sold there under various proprietary names: Tripoley, Rummoli, Michigan Rummy, etc. The current Icelandic version Púkk is described on another page of this site. ![]() ![]() It has been known by a number of similar names, such as Bock or Bocken in Germany and Bog or Poque in France. The European card game Poch is at least 500 years old, and is still played in Germany under the name Poch, Pochspiel (the game of Poch) or Pochen.
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