Card Games in the Faroe Islands (Føroyar)
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Banner of the Faroe Islands | |
Population | 0.05 Million |
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Land Area | 540 mi² |
Capital | Tórshavn |
Official Language | Faroese |
Play/Deal Direction | Clockwise |
Most Common Deck | International Deck |
Most Popular Card Game | Sjavs |
Rank (high→low) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 |
Although the Faroe Islands are actually an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, there are several card games which are unique, primarly to this area. The land mass of the Faroe Islands is spread across 18 small islands all of which are situated approximately at the halfway point from Scotland to Iceland.