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)
Skat (card game) tricks and players must agree whether a game lasts for a certain number of deals or until one player scores a certain number of game points. Scoring is similar to normal Skat. Skat in the United States and Canada was played for many years as an older version of the game, also known as "Tournee Skat", which shares most of its rules with its modern European counterpart with the addition of a few different games and an alternate system of scoring. "Tournee Skat" is declining in popularity. Most tournament Skat players in North America play the modern game described above.