| Old 78-card German Tarot (Tarock) game. | |
 Cavalier of Clubs from a Tarot Nouveau deck | |
| Origin | Germany |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Großtarock, German Taroc |
| Type | Trick-taking game |
| Players | 3 |
| Cards | 78 |
| Deck | Tarot Nouveau |
| Rank (high→low) | Trumps: 21–1 ♣♠ K Q C J 10 – 2 A ♥♦ K Q C J A 2 – 10 |
| Play | see text |
| Playing time | 20 min/deal |
| Related games | |
| Droggn • Troccas • Troggu • Taroc l'Hombre | |
| Fool as 'Excuse'. | |
Grosstarock (German: Großtarock) is an old three-handed card game of the Tarock family played with a full 78-card Tarot pack. It was probably introduced into the southern German states around 1720 but spread rapidly into Austria and northwards as far as the Netherlands and Scandinavia.[1] It only survives today in Denmark where it is called Tarok.
Classical Grosstarock is not related to the modern 54-card game known as Viennese Grosstarock which developed out of Zwanzigerrufen.[2]