The game is always played with a single player against two opponents. To win at Skat, you need to take more than 60 points in tricks or (in Null games) take no tricks at all.

Skat refers to the card pile that the single player takes before discarding other cards. The name stems from the word ‘scartare’, which means ‘to discard’. It was composer Richard Strauss’ favourite game, and it is widespread in Germany where the best Skat players to this day compete in countless tournaments. Skat is a game for true strategists! This card game for three players evolved from the game Sheepshead in the “Skat-city” of Altenburg in 1820. Here you can find detailed information about Skat online and get to know the rules of Skat so that you can prepare perfectly for one of our most popular online games! Skat online – this is how the classic card game works

Therefore, it should come as no surprise that Skat is the favourite pastime of many GameTwist players. Did you know that the card game Skat is so popular that it belongs to Germany’s inventory of intangible cultural heritage?

Rules for scat card game