troefcall
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Troefcall is a card game from Suriname with similarities to belote and hearts,Algemeen Nederlands Woordenboek, [http://anw.inl.nl/article/troefcall troefcall] {{in lang|nl}} and to the Indian game court piece of which it might be a derivative.John McLeod, [https://www.pagat.com/whist/rang.html Court Piece / Rang], Pagat, 2 November 2017John McLeod, [https://www.pagat.com/whist/troefcall.html Troefcall], Pagat, 5 November 2014
There are competitions organized by troefcall federations in the Netherlands (Troefcall Sportbond Nederland, TSBN)SME Sport, [http://www.smesport.com/home/troefcall/item/19669-molenwijk-gaat-met-zege-de-winterstop-in-indian-stars-verliest-twee-op-rij Molenwijk gaat met zege de winterstop in, Indian stars verliest twee op rij], 23 December 2019 {{in lang|nl}} and in Suriname (Surinaamse Troefcall Bond, STcB).Suriname Herald, [https://www.srherald.com/sport/2018/09/17/minister-gopal-geinformeerd-over-plannen-surinaamse-troefcall-bond/ Minister Gopal geïnformeerd over plannen Surinaamse Troefcall Bond], 17 September 2018 {{in lang|nl}} It is estimated that more than one hundred thousand people from both countries play this card game.Waterkant, [https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2016/04/01/eerste-wereldkampioenschap-troefcall-nederland/ Eerste Wereldkampioenschap Troefcall in Nederland], 1 April 2016 {{in lang|nl}} Via Surinamese Dutch the card game was introduced in the Netherlands. People from all Surinamese population groups play this game.Parool, [https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/het-eerste-wk-troefcall-in-zuidoost-winnen-op-strategie~bc49ea92/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F Het eerste WK troefcall in Zuidoost: winnen op strategie], 20 June 2016 {{in lang|nl}}
A tjall (the original name of the game) is the trump in the game. Bounie means the total gain, in other words 52 points (4 times 13 points). Kap (Hindi: {{Transliteration|hi|koth}}) is a quarter of the total number of points, in other words 13.Paul Loetawan, [https://web.archive.org/web/20110831130114/http://tsbn.nl/geschiedenis.html Geschiedenis troefcall], TSNB, 31 August 2011 {{in lang|nl}}