The declarer may now choose between playing a Skat Game or a Hand Game.The auction winner repeats this process and bids against the dealer.If accepting, the other player may then increase their bid or pass. One player makes a bid, then the other will accept or pass.

The two non-dealer players bid against each other first.(Read the Scoring section at the bottom before bidding, as you need to fully understand how game points work before bidding.) The minimum point value for a game is 18, so set that as the lowest bid. Players will want to outbid opponents so they can become the declarer, but they won't want to bid so high that they can't achieve that many points. Bids are a wager of how many points the game will be worth at the end of the round.The declarer picks the contract and is actively trying to win, while the two defenders are trying to prevent the declarer from winning. Next, players enter a bidding phase to determine who is named the declarer and who will be the defenders.The remaining two cards are placed face-down to form the Skat Stack. Choose a dealer any way you like and place them in the Player 1 seat.Skat must be played with three active players.You may also use a German-suited deck with the same rankings. You will need one deck of 32 cards containing four suits ranked A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, and 7.One could play dozens of hands and never use the exact same set of rules. There are multiple contract types and game modifiers in Skat.Their opponents win if they reach a combined score of 60. The player named the declarer in each round must reach 61 card points to win.The goal of Skat is to place a bid and win the subsequent round of tricks, all while maximizing your score.

Scat 31 card game rules