The non-trump suit cards are ranked Ace, 10, King, Queen, 9, 8 ,7 In the trump suit, the cards are ranked as follows: Jack of clubs, Jack of spades, Jack of hearts, Jack of diamonds, Ace, King, 10, 9, 8, 7. When using German-suited cards, use this correspondence between the suits: The rules below are explained with French-suited cards. The cards used are the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, and 7 from each of the 4 suits.
Skat is played with 32 cards from a French-suited or German-suited deck. Each hand takes between 3 and 5 minutes to play. There is a low random chance involved in the game.
The main skills required for Skat are hand evaluation, counting and cooperation. Skat is played with 3 players, using 32 cards from a French-suited deck or German-suited deck. It is considered to be the national card game in Germany, it is also popular in parts of Poland, and it is also played in Denmark, Switzerland and Austria. Skat, also known as Skaat in Dutch, is a trick-taking card game with origin in Germany.
