History of Skat author of numerous Skat books and bookkeeper of the German Skat Association, Artur Schubert, published fixed rules for "Gucki-Skat" based on point bidding. In 1922, Schubert still rejected point bidding because the distribution of cards and the position of Jacks or Unters can already be guessed while bidding. He described the rules of the unpopular game variant in order to prevent further diversification. In 1927 and 1928, after a break of 18 years, two Skat congresses were held in Altenburg. Apart from the details, the rule changes decided upon are the basis of today's game. At the 11th Skat Congress,
Games played with Go equipment It's also possible to use Go equipment as a low-tech interface to Conway's Game of Life; use black stones in the board's squares as 'pixels', and for each generation use white stones to indicate where new cells will be born. Then remove 'dead' black stones, replace the white stones with black ones to complete the new generation, and repeat the process. 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