Play Skat online.
Win the bidding duel. Play alone against two. Play with friends in a private room, or take turns on one device.
Start your table 3 players · Free to play · No account needed
Play Skat.
Choose local play or invite friends to a private online room.
Or create an online room
Your display name is visible only to people in your online room.
Only people with your link or room code can join.Have an invitation?
Enter your name and the room code to take your seat.
Online play needs a connection. Rooms are private and expire seven days after the last move. Local play works on one device without connecting to the room service.
How to play Skat
Thirty-two cards, seven through ace. Middlehand speaks values to forehand, who holds or passes; rearhand then speaks to the survivor. If both speakers pass without a bid, forehand plays 18 or passes out. Declarer picks up the two-card skat and discards two, or plays from hand. Choose a suit, Grand (only jacks trump) or Null (lose every trick). Jacks rank clubs, spades, hearts, diamonds above suit trumps. Other suit/Grand cards rank A-10-K-Q-9-8-7; Null ranks A-K-Q-J-10-9-8-7. Follow the effective suit; jacks belong to trump in suit/Grand games. Forehand always leads. Suit/Grand need 61 card points, including skat; Null ends in loss on declarer’s first trick. Value multiplies suit base (diamonds 9, hearts 10, spades 11, clubs 12, Grand 24) by matadors, game, hand and Schneider/Schwarz/open levels. Hand games can announce 90 points or all tricks. Null values are 23, hand 35, open 46, open hand 59. Lost or overbid games subtract twice their value, rounding overbids up to a sufficient base multiple. Highest score after eighteen hands wins. No Ramsch, Kontra or tournament bonus variant.
Before you play
How many people can play Skat?
This table supports 3 players. Choose your seats above before starting.
How do I invite friends?
Enter a display name and choose Create room & invite friends. Copy the invite link and send it to your friends. They enter their own names to join; no account or download is needed. Only people with the link or room code can join.
Can we play on one device?
Yes. Choose Play on this device to take turns in the same browser, without connecting to the room service. JavaScript is needed for both local and online play.
Is Skat free to play?
Yes. Local tables and private online rooms are free to play. Online play needs an internet connection; rooms expire seven days after the last move.