SKAT-RULES-2017 04-1.Pdf
SKAT RULES as adopted by TEXAS STATE SKAT LEAGUE executive committee March 11, 2017 at the Green Door, Greenvine Texas SKAT (Texas Style) NUMBER OF PLAYERS: Three or four, but only three play at a time. THE PACK: 32 cards - A K Q J 10 9 8 7, of each suit, clubs, spades, hearts and diamonds. RANK OF CARDS: When a suit is trump the four jacks are the highest trumps, regardless of which suit. The trumps rank in order as follows: cJ, sJ, hJ, dJ, A, 10, K, Q, 9, 8, 7 of the suit named trump. The other three non trump suits rank in order, A, 10, K, Q, 9, 8, 7. When Grand is trump, only the four jacks are trump and rank in order as above stated, and all suits are equal, ranking in order as named above. When Ramsch is played all cards rank as in Grand. When playing Null, Null out of the hand , Null Ouvert, Null Ouvert out of the hand, every suit ranks in the following manner: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7. Note the 10 does not take the K or Q as it does when there is a trump because in a null play there are no trumps. Note: It would be wise for anyone to create a picture in his mind of the following run of cards as he will use it every time a hand is evaluated. Rank of Trumps cJ sJ hJ dJ A 10 K Q 9 8 7 Rank of Non Trumps A 10 K Q 9 8 7 Rank of Null Cards A K Q J 10 9 8 7 BASE VALUES: Ouvert Diamonds 9…….….18 Hearts 10………20 Spades 11………22 Clubs 12………24 Grand 16………32 Null 20………40 Null-out of the hand 30…….…60 Ramsch, least points 10 Ramsch, no trick 20 Ramsch, take all tricks 30 minus Ramsch, fail to follow suit 30 minus Ramsch, lead out of turn 30 minus MULTIPLIERS: Each consecutive trump, (with or without) 1 Game…………………………………… 1 Out of the hand………………………… 1 Schneider……………………………….
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