The one who gets the highest number first begins the Aufnahme ('take up'). One can replace these deckel with chips, sticks or even anchovies, but the deckel are common, because they are left around in abundance. These are small pieces of cardboard, which are usually placed under the glasses in German pubs. Prerequisitesįor a game of Schock it takes two or more people, three dice and 13 deckel ( 'beer mats'). There are many variants of the game (and an infinite number of names for it) and nearly as many sets of 'house rules', as there are pubs, so we'll focus on the basics first.
The game Schock is a very popular game of dice in the pubs and bars of Germany.
