Skat

PLAYERS
3 (with a fourth sitting out in rotation if 4 are present)
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
- A 32-card deck (7 through Ace in each suit)
HOW TO PLAY
1
Deal 10 cards to each of the three players, with 2 extra cards set aside face down as the "skat."
2
Players bid for the right to become the sole attacker against the other two, based on the value of a game type they intend to play.
3
The winning bidder picks up the skat cards, discards two cards from their hand, then announces the game type: a suit trump, no-trump, or grand.
4
Play proceeds in tricks, following suit when possible, with the attacker trying to score enough card points against the combined defenders.
5
Card values are added up at the end of the hand; the attacker generally needs a majority, over 60 of 120 points, to succeed.
6
Score is tracked across many hands, rotating the dealer and attacker roles.