This is thought to be true because the euchre term ‘bower’ sounds very similar to the German word Bauer, meaning ‘farmer.’ The game traveled up the Mississippi River by way of Louisiana’s French population. The true origin of the game is uncertain, but some theories lean to the fact it was created from the Alsatian game Jocker.ĭuring the Napoleon era, America modernized Euchre where the Pennsylvania Dutch largely popularized it.
Euchre was first introduced in the 18 th and 19 th centuries, and different versions have been recorded and practiced throughout the centuries. Euchre is a trick-taking card game that claims responsibility for introducing the joker card into the modern deck of cards we are all familiar with.
Let us first start with the game of Euchre.
