While trumps or high/ low makes little difference to how much luck is involved, the difference between counting all 26 tricks or only the last 13, beginning the so-called endgame as the hand is finished (beginning at the 14th trick), makes a large difference. An other difference is whether trumps should be used or if the game will be about taking as many ('high play') - or as few ('low play') tricks as possible. The most important difference between variants is whether all the 26 tricks count or only the 13 last ones. In for instance Sweden is the game usually called Hamburger Whist after the German city Hamburg. The game is most likely of British origin. German Whist is a variation on classic whist for two players.
