Understand Germany · Edition 01
Why Germans are the way they are
54 cards · 52 + 2 jokers · in any language
First edition 2026
54 cards, 54 true stories: from punctuality and Pfand to Feierabend and Schufa, the Berlin Wall and Oktoberfest. A welcome gift for everyone who is new to Germany – and playable like any deck: poker, rummy, solitaire.
Front and back
Who it is for
- 01
Companies hiring from abroad
A welcome gift on the first working day that also prepares: appointments, registration, sick notes, probation, Feierabend. With your company name and greeting in the accompanying letter.
- 02
Recruiters and care agencies
Give your candidates Germany to take along before they arrive – in German, English or Romanian.
- 03
Language schools, universities, integration courses
Something to talk about in every lesson: each card is a short true story worth discussing.
Four suits, four sides of Germany
♥ Everyday life
PUNCTUALITY · SUNDAY REST · SORTING RUBBISH · PFAND · LÜFTEN · COFFEE AND CAKE · BREAD · ABENDBROT · HOUSE SLIPPERS · VEREIN · SCHREBERGARTEN · SAUNA · CHRISTMAS MARKET
♠ Rules and order
TERMIN · ANMELDUNG · LETTERBOX · RUNDFUNKBEITRAG · RED LIGHT · QUIET HOURS · KEHRWOCHE · AUTOBAHN · INSURANCE · CASH · DATA PRIVACY · DIN A4 · THE BASIC LAW
♦ Work and money
FEIERABEND · DU OR SIE · DIRECTNESS · THE DOCTORATE · HOLIDAY · SICK NOTE · PROBATION · APPRENTICESHIP · HIDDEN CHAMPIONS · GROSS AND NET · BETRIEBSRAT · THE KITCHEN · SCHUFA
♣ History
THE WALL · AMPELMÄNNCHEN · 16 STATES · DIALECTS · REINHEITSGEBOT · OKTOBERFEST · CARNIVAL · GASTARBEITER · WIRTSCHAFTSWUNDER · STOLPERSTEINE · INVENTORS · POETS AND THINKERS · FOOTBALL
★ Jokers
ORDER · GEMÜTLICHKEIT
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