Skat (card game) the outset how many rounds/deals they will play for. A central aspect of the game are the three coexisting varieties called "suit", "grand" and "null" games, that differ in suit order, scoring and even overall goal to achieve. Each round of the game starts with a bidding phase to determine declarer and the required minimum game value (explained below). Then, ten tricks are played, allowing players to take trick points. Each card has a face value (except in null games) and is worth that number of points for the player winning the trick. The total face value of all cards
Trump (card games) Trump (card games) A trump is a playing card which is elevated above its usual rank in trick-taking games. Typically, an entire suit is nominated as a "trump suit"; these cards then outrank all cards of plain (non-trump) suits. In other contexts, the term trump card can refer to any sort of action, authority, or policy which automatically prevails over all others. Contract bridge can be played with any suit as trump, but also includes an option to play without a trump suit. In a version known as Rex Bridge, there are two versions of no-trump, the common one (NT)