Skat: The German Game of Cards

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The Jacks or Knaves, called Wenzel, which seems to confirm the Wendisch origin of the game, Bauern'? (knaves), Jungen (boys), are the highest trumping cards, no matter which suit is made trumps, except in Nullo, Every player holds ten cards, two are laid aside in the Skat. The use made of these two cards, called the Skat, determines the two different styles of playing with the Skat (simple game and Tourne), or: without the Skat (solo, Nullo, Grando).