Skat variants
Other ways to play Skat, each one ready to play here. Read how a variant changes the rules, then start a game with it chosen in the table setup.
Kontra and Re
A defender who took part in the bidding may say Kontra before the first card to double the game, and the declarer may answer with Re to double it again.
Ramsch
When nobody wants to declare, everyone plays for themselves with only the Jacks as trumps, and the player who takes the most card points loses them.
Schieberamsch
A Ramsch in which the skat travels round the table: each player either takes it and passes two cards on, or pushes it on unseen and doubles the score.
Bock rounds
Certain deals, such as a 60 to 60 split or a Grand Hand, start a Bock round: every player deals once more and each of those deals counts double.
Tournament scoring
The Seeger-Fabian system of official Skat: a won game adds 50 points, a lost one takes 50 more away, and the other players gain 40 each, or 30 at a table of four.