The Schafkopffreunde have been in Königsdorf since 2016.
The association now has around 60 members.
But is the old tradition still dying out?
A visit to the game day.
Königsdorf – Monday evening around 7.30 p.m. the Königsdorf clubhouse is jam-packed.
Around 40 people are seated around eleven tables.
No chair is vacant.
Despite this, there is a concentrated silence in the large room.
Only the sound of cards being thrown on the table breaks the silence.
It's game day at the Königsdorfer Schafkopffreunde.
Half an hour earlier, the building on Sägstrasse looked very different.
The clubhouse is almost empty.
Martin Höcher and Josef Strobl, the two club chairmen, have placed themselves at the entrance.
Here they accept the registrations – including a two-euro participation fee.
Schafkopffreunde Königsdorf: Duo founded the association in 2016
In 2016 the duo founded the Schafkopffreunde.
“Back then we often went to tournaments.
At some point we had the idea of founding our own Schafkopf group in Königsdorf,” says Höcher.
The two of them hit the mark with their idea: The association now has around 60 members between the ages of 30 and 80.
New participants are not accepted at this time.
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Good hand: Ober and Unter are the highest trump cards in Schafkopf.
© Sabine Hermsdorf-Hiss
Schafkopf is one of the most popular and widespread card games in Bavaria.
What makes the stabbing with a glans upper and heart solo so popular?
"It's just a great game," enthuses Höcher.
"You have to think a lot, you're in good company and every game is different."
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Gradually the first carters arrive.
One of them is Xaver Hipp.
He uses the time until the start to chat with the chairmen.
Schafkopf is almost in the genes of the Osterhofener.
“Even as a little boy I always played at home.
My grandmother was an old shepherd,” says the 70-year-old and laughs.
Subtleties and tactics are only developed over time.
This takes a while.
Schafkopfer Xaver Hipp
To this day, Hipp has remained true to the family tradition: every Monday afternoon he meets up with his sisters to play cards.
Xaver Hipp knows from experience: the road to a good Schafkopfer is a long one.
“You only develop subtleties and your own tactics over time.
This takes a while."
Königsdorf: Schafkopfer has remained true to the family tradition to this day
A large sheet of paper hangs to the left of the entrance.
Barbara Grau enters the clubhouse and stops in front of the ranking table.
"Let's see where I stand right now," the 67-year-old murmurs to herself.
The Schafkopffreunde meet once a month.
Anyone who has been there six times will be included in the ranking.
The name, number of games and the score of each carter are noted on it.
At the other end of the room, Dominik Schmid (35) is leaning against a window with his arms folded and watching what is happening.
"Unfortunately, this old tradition is slowly dying out," he says, somewhat sadly.
In the past, cards were still played in the schoolyards.
The game is now shifting more and more to online platforms, especially among younger people.
"I can see it in myself: How difficult it is to find an appointment with friends and to sit together in the tavern."
Unfortunately, this old tradition is slowly dying out.
Schafkopfer Dominik Schmid (35)
A few minutes later the game groups of the evening are drawn.
Round one can begin.
Franz Meyer (31) is sitting at a table with Barbara and Heiner Grau and Bernhard Sailer.
Currently there is a seven of hearts, the under of acorn and the king of hearts in the middle of the table.
Meyer adds the grass waiter – the trick goes to him.
His tip for Schafkopf beginners: “Just keep at it.
The more often you play, the sooner you learn it,” advises the man from Königsdorf with a wink.
Then the 31-year-old turns back to his cards: "I spui." The next round has begun.
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