Die Kunst des Königrufens (4th edition), Author: Martin Vacha, Publisher: Kral, Publication: 2018, Edition: 4th edition

– for beginners and experts
– rules of the game and strategies explained from scratch Cup rules and luxury rules
– recommendations on tarot etiquette as well as book and internet tips

For around ten years, the card game tarot in its luxury variant Königrufen has been experiencing a real boom in Austria. But what is it about this game that fascinates young and old alike? This handbook is intended as a practical aid for all those who want to learn or brush up on their calling skills. It contains a detailed description of the rules that apply in the Wiener-Zeitung-Tarockcup (cup rules) as well as numerous strategic tips.
Insights into the history and culture of tarot, suggestions for expanding the rules (luxury rules), recommendations on tarot etiquette as well as book and internet tips round off the content.

Martin Vácha

Ao.Univ.-Prof. Martin Vácha, Bakk.art. MA MA studied singing, vocal pedagogy, church music and cultural management in Vienna and Hamburg. He teaches singing (2014 habilitation) and cultural management at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and the Danube University Krems, among others.

Martin Vácha has worked as a tarot coach for the Vienna Adult Education Centres and the ÖCV Education Academy, among others, since 2004. He is tournament director and referee of the Wiener-Zeitung-Tarockcup, writes books and articles about tarot and runs the Penzinger & Hietzinger Tarock Round, which he founded. In 2009, he was awarded the Ludo Hartmann Promotion Prize by the Austrian Parliament in recognition of his achievements in game didactics.