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Frequently Asked Questions

• How many cards do you need for Officers Skat?

  Officers' Skat ( Offiziersskat ), is a trick-taking card game for two players which is based on the rules of Skat. It may be played with a German or French pack of 32 cards which, from the outset of the game, are laid out in rows both face down and face up.

• How do you play Skat with 32 cards?

  It may be played with a German or French pack of 32 cards which, from the outset of the game, are laid out in rows both face down and face up. As in Skat, tricks are taken and card points counted to determine the winner of a round; game points are then awarded to decide the winner of a game.

• How are points awarded in a Skat game?

  As in Skat, tricks are taken and card points counted to determine the winner of a round; game points are then awarded to decide the winner of a game. It is also called Two-hand Skat ( Zweimann-Skat or Skat zu zweit ), Sailors' Skat ( Seemannsskat ), Farmers' Skat ( Bauernskat ), Robbers' Skat ( Räuberskat) or Coachmen's Skat ( Kutscherskat )

• How is the game of Skat played between two players?

  The game is played between two players, each of whom has two rows of cards placed face down and two rows of cards placed face up on top of them. Thus each player has his 16 cards laid out in two rows of cards facing him, each row containing four pairs of cards, the top cards being face up. The players then play for 16 tricks.

• Is there an app for the game Skat?

  The app is not aimed at children, but is designed for adults. According to German law, skat is not a game of chance.

• Where is the assistance button on Skat Lite?

  Initially disappointed by the seeming lack of assistance mode that Lite has. You have to click the lightbulb in play and then click the small Show button to get the same options. In our latest Skat version we moved our assistant directly to the card table. Try the light bulb on the lower right.

• How is skat a strategy and skill game?

  Skat is a strategy and skill game. Many also use Skat for memory training, because only those who are fit in the head win in the long run. Consider stimuli, count carefully, adapt your strategy flexibly to the course of the game and always be open to learning something else, because Skat is an enormously varied game.