For a quick game, give each player one token. The game is immediately over if a player draws 31.ĭistribute an equal amount of coins or tokens to each player. Aces count as 11 points, face cards count as 10 points and the remaining cards count as their face value. The goal of the game is to get a hand of suited cards to add up closer to 31 points than your opponents.
It takes two to seven people to play the card game 31, which also goes by the names Big Tonka, Blitz, Scat and Cadillac. The current rules, followed by both the ISPA and the German Skat Federation, date from Jan. Wis., and Texas skat, centred on Austin, Texas, differ somewhat from the German and international game described below. Skat, card game for three players, but usually four participate, with each player sitting out a turn as dealer. How to play In Skat, a player can choose among various game modes.
