Quartett

Borries Schwesinger
BGG Geek Rating
5.4
based on 173 ratings
BGG Average Rating
4.5
community average
BGG Ranking
#29187
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Weight
1.00/5.00
Age
3+

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Set Collection

📂 Categories

Humor Novel-based Card Game Memory Movies / TV / Radio theme Children's Game Educational Sports Comic Book / Strip Novel-based Humor Industry / Manufacturing Animals Religious

🎨 Artists

Fiep Westendorp Max Wulff Oliver Freudenreich Manfred Fischer Wilhelm Busch Dick Bruna Fritz Gärtner Gertrud Classen J. J. Damme Barbara von Johnson Björn Pertoft René Goscinny Gert-Rainer Grube Sven Nordqvist Hedwig Holtz-Sommer Gerrit de Jager Sarah Kay Jan Kruis Gerhard Ulrich J. van Soest Peter Vos Mary van Vucht Johannes Wald Erika Werner-Nestler W Wilhelmsmeyer Gisela Wongel Willy Vandersteen Harald Juch Yonne Blankenstein Klaus Baumgart Charles M. Schulz Jan Braamhorst Dik Bruynesteyn Hal Foster Dr. Hans-Otto Vent Jim Davis Peyo Hans de Beer Walter Moers Sigrid Geisler Manfred Gottschall Christiane Gottschlich Lee Falk Katrin Merle Emil Heinsdorff Silvia Christoph Hubert Lechner Albert Uderzo Lutz-Erich Müller Michael Römer Teodor Rotrekl Willi Müller-Gera Gerhard Preuß Hildegard Rahn Joachim Reiß Bernd Ringel Margret Schroedter Borries Schwesinger Dagmar Stam Anneleise Tesdorpf Gert Udo Tanja Donner Liesel Lauterborn Hans Räde Janosch Rolf Kauka Markus Wagner Eva-Maria Ott-Heidmann

🏢 Publishers

Pegasus Spiele KOSMOS Waddingtons Jeux Dargaud Heinrich Schwarz & Co Pelikan Olsen Diddl Spiele Dübreq Grodzinski Phantasialand Bengt D. Bengtsson förlag Isratoys Happy House Hemma James Brown and Son (Glasgow) Ltd Diabolo Matchbox Adolph Holst A/S KIDFUN 3VO ABN Bank DK Umweltverlag & Promotion PTT Post Puik Studio100 Eastman Kodak Company K. Hjelm Förlag AB Carlit WWF Otto Maier Verlag PlayMobil Interactive Deutsche Bundesbahn Spielclub Jos. Scholz City Centrum Zwolle Heraclio Fournier Heidmük-Verlag John Jaques of London Papita Editions ATLAS Bevink Edities Hausser Palet Miro Nathan Douwe Egberts Reclame Uitgaven De Beukelaer Hago Club Pour Vous Madame Colgate-Palmolive Ltd. De Ruijter Eurofranchising B.V. Freunde des Wallrai-Richartz-Museums und Museums Ludwig e.V. Köln Georg Aug. Walter's Druckerei GmbH HEMA ASS Altenburger Spielkarten Hoechst icob Impresariaat Lumen N.V. Jan Linders Jantje Beton Joop Wiggers Produkties Kabouter Spelen Katapult Koninkluke Fabrieken Landesjagdverband Langenscheidt KiK Textilien und Non-Food GmbH Like The Stars Loha Werbmittel Mijn Tuin Nationaal Bureau voor Toerisme Deutsche Postbank AG Nationale Nederlanden Nationale Postcode Loterij Jumbo Hunsrück Ferienpark Hambachtal Nederlandse Omroep Stichting Otto Noack Panter Sigarenfabrieken Petit Bistro Philatelica Phonokwartet Rabobank RAL GmbH RAY Reclamij BV Roos Warenhuis SanomaMagazines Finland Schott-Zwiesel-Glaswerke AG Toys & Games Express Stichting de Rode Lelie studio karhard Stuurman Trias UitGeverij de Harmonie Coeur Dondorf Uitgeverij De Mandarijn Venes Utrecht B.V. W-H Almere (Wins-Holland) LLI Mars WHSmith Verzorging Mol Viva Vola Nederland BV VSB-Bank Waard Wehali Winkelhof Bergambacht Kärnan Bielefelder Spielkarten Nicotoy Franz Schmidt Rudolf Forkel KG Schwager & Steinlein Berliner Spielkarten AMIGO Grow Jogos e Brinquedos Sparkasse Teepe Sportverlag Eldorado Klee Music Games Obchodni Tiskárny Oetinger Spiele Verlag für Lehrmittel Pössneck Vereinigte Kunstanstalten Senkeisen Uitgeverij van der Meulen Die Spiegelburg Omnium-Waalwijk Pestalozzi-Verlag Uljö Whitman Ariel Productions Ltd Alga Ambachtelijk Bakkers Ark Boeken-VVHS/BKV BV-Aral AG Advo B.V. Albert Heijn Banketbakkerij Baumhaus Bergsma Bijenkorf Boerenleenbank Bureau Boek en Jeugd DAK dielmann Speelkaartenfabriek Nederland Sijthoff Pers Stedelijk Orgaan GVO Shell Tonka Corporation AT&T Delo Spiele Spielefabrik Fürth/Bay. MIKA NCB Het Nederlands Zuivelbureau CES Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland Evora Fides Foto Veerman Gemeente Woerden Uitgeverij Heuff UnieKass URB Veilig Verkeer Selecta Spel en Hobby Simba Toys Raiffeisen Landesbank Loewe Verlag GmbH Schmidt Spiele DEFKA Em. Querido's Uitgeverij BV Hart van Brabant Heinz Appel Hero Identity Games International B.V. Otto Maier Benelux B.V. Palet spil Philips Esso Cartamundi Spear's Games (Public Domain) King International F.X. Schmid Piatnik Nederlandse Spellenfabriek B.V. Amsterdam University Games moses. Verlag GmbH Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag (Unknown) Ravensburger

📖 About This Game

This family of card games is enormously popular in Europe. Fundamentally, it is a set collection game in the manner of Game of Authors (America) and Happy Families (Britain). May be played by three or more players. Shuffle well and deal equally among the players who must examine their cards; if a player holds any complete fours, lay these on the table. The player on the right of the dealer asks any player if he holds a card needed to complete a set of four. The enquiring player must always have at least one of the set in their hand before asking. If the player asked holds the card in question, he must surrender it. The player who was succesful may continue to ask the one who has surrendered a card for a further card. The moment that player cannot supply the wanted card, he becomes the one to ask any player for a card. If a completed Four is obtained, the succesful player should lay it on the table and that set is now safe. This continues round the table until all the sets are laid down and the player has tabled the largest number of four, wins. The type of questions asked will enable an attentive player to know whom to ask for a wanted card to complete a four. A pool of counters or pennies formed at the start pays an agreed bonus to the player with the most fours. A stipulated fine may be paid to the player who is misinformed about a card.