Officers' Skat Skat ("Räuberskat") or Coachmen's Skat ("Kutscherskat") There are several local variations of the card game, which differ mainly in the number of cards revealed or hidden and the calculation of points. The game is played between two players, each of whom has two rows of cards placed face down and two rows of cards placed face up on top of them. Thus each player has his 16 cards laid out in two rows of cards facing him, each row containing four pairs of cards, the top cards being face up. The players then play for 16 tricks. Players may agree
Euchre the game has been won, the winning team then splits the pot between the two winners and the game can end there, or variants can be played over multiple games. Betting in euchre can also be done on a per trick basis or a per point basis. At the end of the game, the losing team owes the winning team the difference in points based on the monetary value set per point. Communicating with one's partner to influence their play, called table talk or cross-boarding, is considered cheating, which should be emphasized to new players. This can include code words,