Trappola

Return to the Salons of the Enlightenment

Card games come and go. Some are popular in one place, but unknonw in others, a hundred years later it may be the opposite! Now, the only trappola cards sold are reprints intended for collectors. But, during the Enlightenment, this game played with its own cards had boomed in popularity in Central and Eastern Europe even while it declined in its homeland. At one point almost every Austrian card maker was producing trappola cards.

It easy to see why this game was so popular. In its original form it was meant for two players, and so you did not need a large number to play. Because not all cards are in play at the same time it is there is a unique element of skill. With optional melds one must decide whether it is more important to score points or keep your hand secret.

Now you can bring this game to your home with Jean de Lorraine's Trappola Cards and see for yourself why this game was so popular.