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Buchstaben Quartett

Buchstaben Quartett

Our letter quartet card game brings together all 26 letters of the alphabet, plus Ä, Ö, Ü, and ß, along with the letter combinations CH and SCH – rounding things out to a perfect 32 quartet cards while celebrating two of the most distinctive sounds in the German language.

Every card is packed with discoveries: the current spelling alphabet (using city names since 2022, with the Austrian variant for CH and SCH), the matching sign language gesture, and the letter's representation in Braille. Each card becomes a little window into different forms of language and communication.
Available in German only.

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Delivery date: from 16 September 2026

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New release date: 14 September 2026
Quantity: 32 playing cards
Format: 6,3 x 10 cm
Paper: Playing card board 320 g/m²
Language: German

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The categories used
to play against each other are:

1. Position in the alphabet

The 26 letters from A to Z are listed according to their position in the alphabet. Even though they are not letters of the alphabet, the umlauts Ä, Ö, Ü, the ß, and the letter combinations CH and SCH are ranked, for the purposes of the game, under their respective initial letters (Ä under the letter A, CH under C, ß under S, and so on). They therefore have values with one decimal place.

2. Frequency in the Duden dictionary

The percentage indicating how frequently the letter in question appears in the Duden spelling dictionary. The values for the letter combinations CH and SCH are also included in the values for the letters C and S, since these also contain those combinations.

3. Entries in the Duden dictionary

The number of entries in the Duden spelling dictionary beginning with this letter. The values for the letter combinations CH and SCH are also included in the values for the letters C and S, since these also contain those combinations. The Duden spelling dictionary contains a total of approximately 140,000 entries.

4. Entries in the Dictionary of First Names

The number of first names beginning with this letter, taken from the Dictionary of First Names (Lexikon der Vornamen) by Rosa and Volker Kohlheim (Dudenverlag). The values for the letter combinations CH and SCH are also included in the values for the letters C and S, since these also contain those combinations. The Dictionary of First Names contains a total of approximately 9,000 entries.

5. Braille dots

Braille is a writing system for blind and visually impaired people. The characters consist of 1 to 6 dots, which are pressed through the paper from behind so they can be felt with the fingers. The letters of the alphabet are represented using 1 to 5 dots. The first 10 letters, A to J, combined with a preceding number sign, also serve as the symbols for the digits 0 to 9.

6. Number of corners in the capital letter

Here we count the corners of the capital letters shown on the cards. The letters E, H, K, and X have the most corners, with 12 each. O and Ö, on the other hand, have no corners at all.


Rules of the game:

Variant 1

The game can be played with two or more people. At the start, all cards are shuffled well and dealt out to all players. Each person holds their stack so that only the top card is visible. The person to the left of the dealer starts the game by naming a category from the top card of their own stack. The value is compared with the value of the same category on the top card of the next person. The higher number wins (by agreement, the lower value can also count for one or more categories). Whoever wins takes the other players' cards and sorts them, along with their own card, to the bottom of their stack. The winner is whoever ends up holding all the cards. Once a player has only three cards left in hand, they no longer have to play the top card but may choose any card instead. If two values are equal, a tie-breaker round follows. The person who calls "Stich" (tie-break) first gets to choose the new category for the tie-break.

Variant 2

The game can be played with three or more people. There are eight quartet sets - from 1A-D to 8A-D. The goal is to collect as many complete quartets as possible. At the start, one person shuffles all the cards well and deals them out to all players. The person to the left of the dealer starts the game by asking any other person for a specific card, e.g. 2D. To do so, however, they must already own at least one card from that quartet, i.e. 2A, 2B, or 2C. If the person asked has the requested card, they must hand it over. In this case, the first person takes another turn, continuing until they ask for a card that the person asked does not have. Play then continues clockwise. Whoever holds a complete quartet lays it face up on the table in front of them. The winner is whoever has collected the most quartets by the end.

The categories used
to play against each other are:

1. Position in the alphabet

The 26 letters from A to Z are listed according to their position in the alphabet. Even though they are not letters of the alphabet, the umlauts Ä, Ö, Ü, the ß, and the letter combinations CH and SCH are ranked, for the purposes of the game, under their respective initial letters (Ä under the letter A, CH under C, ß under S, and so on). They therefore have values with one decimal place.

2. Frequency in the Duden dictionary

The percentage indicating how frequently the letter in question appears in the Duden spelling dictionary. The values for the letter combinations CH and SCH are also included in the values for the letters C and S, since these also contain those combinations.

3. Entries in the Duden dictionary

The number of entries in the Duden spelling dictionary beginning with this letter. The values for the letter combinations CH and SCH are also included in the values for the letters C and S, since these also contain those combinations. The Duden spelling dictionary contains a total of approximately 140,000 entries.

4. Entries in the Dictionary of First Names

The number of first names beginning with this letter, taken from the Dictionary of First Names (Lexikon der Vornamen) by Rosa and Volker Kohlheim (Dudenverlag). The values for the letter combinations CH and SCH are also included in the values for the letters C and S, since these also contain those combinations. The Dictionary of First Names contains a total of approximately 9,000 entries.

5. Braille dots

Braille is a writing system for blind and visually impaired people. The characters consist of 1 to 6 dots, which are pressed through the paper from behind so they can be felt with the fingers. The letters of the alphabet are represented using 1 to 5 dots. The first 10 letters, A to J, combined with a preceding number sign, also serve as the symbols for the digits 0 to 9.

6. Number of corners in the capital letter

Here we count the corners of the capital letters shown on the cards. The letters E, H, K, and X have the most corners, with 12 each. O and Ö, on the other hand, have no corners at all.


Rules of the game:

Variant 1

The game can be played with two or more people. At the start, all cards are shuffled well and dealt out to all players. Each person holds their stack so that only the top card is visible. The person to the left of the dealer starts the game by naming a category from the top card of their own stack. The value is compared with the value of the same category on the top card of the next person. The higher number wins (by agreement, the lower value can also count for one or more categories). Whoever wins takes the other players' cards and sorts them, along with their own card, to the bottom of their stack. The winner is whoever ends up holding all the cards. Once a player has only three cards left in hand, they no longer have to play the top card but may choose any card instead. If two values are equal, a tie-breaker round follows. The person who calls "Stich" (tie-break) first gets to choose the new category for the tie-break.

Variant 2

The game can be played with three or more people. There are eight quartet sets - from 1A-D to 8A-D. The goal is to collect as many complete quartets as possible. At the start, one person shuffles all the cards well and deals them out to all players. The person to the left of the dealer starts the game by asking any other person for a specific card, e.g. 2D. To do so, however, they must already own at least one card from that quartet, i.e. 2A, 2B, or 2C. If the person asked has the requested card, they must hand it over. In this case, the first person takes another turn, continuing until they ask for a card that the person asked does not have. Play then continues clockwise. Whoever holds a complete quartet lays it face up on the table in front of them. The winner is whoever has collected the most quartets by the end.