Skat (card game) trick points have been won can not be lost, regardless of claims. After the last trick has been played, the game is scored. Winning conditions for null game are different from suit and grand games. To win a suit or grand game, declarer needs at least 61 card points in his tricks. If declarer announced "Schneider", he needs at least 90 card points in order to win. The two cards in the "Skat" count towards declarer's tricks. If declarer announced "Schwarz", he must take all ten tricks in order to win. The highest-ranking cards for taking the tricks (the jacks)
International Skat Court International Skat Court The International Skat Court is the highest decision-making body in the sport of Skat. It oversees the observance of the International Skat Order (regulations for the game of Skat), the refereeing regulations and the rules for referees in Skat. The International Skat Court was founded on 1 December 2001 by a merger of the German Skat Court (" Deutsches Skatgericht"), founded in Altenburg in 1927, with the Rules Commission of the International Skat Players Association. (ISPA). It took over on 1 January 2002 and its seat is in the Hotel am Roßplan in the centre of Altenburg.