Officers' Skat choose trumps once both players have four cards, face up, before them. If both players pass, the game is played as "Ramsch", i.e. the is to get the lowest score. The feature of Harlequin Skat is the fact that a player only sees half his own cards, but also half of his opponent's. His opponent cannot see any of those cards, but can see all the others. The advantages of harlequin skat are that you need less space to play it, and a greater tactical depth because you know your opponent's cards before they are seen. The same rules apply
Games played with Go equipment Games played with Go equipment Many games can be played with Go equipment: a supply of white and black "stones" and a board with 19×19 intersections, other than Go and many more can be played with minor modification. Games that can be played without modification on the intersections of a 19×19 Go board include: Games that can be played without modification on the intersections of a Go board reduced in size (perhaps by masking the unwanted sections with paper or tape) include: Games that can be played without modification on the "squares" of a Go board reduced in size include: