. American skat : or, The game of skat defined : a descriptive and comprehensive guide on the rules and plays of this interesting game, including table, definition of phrases, finesses, and a full treatise on skat as played to-day. © ^ 4k *** *** *** *** 8 9?9? 9? He has the chance to strengthen any one or more of hissuits, he can discard the Club and a Heart if not enhanced bythe Skat cards. He plays Jack «?* and draws out trumps,if the outstanding Jacks do not fall then he leads a long suituntil the remaining Jack is forced, when the player can regainthe lead or throw off, until he can use h
. American skat : or, The game of skat defined : a descriptive and comprehensive guide on the rules and plays of this interesting game, including table, definition of phrases, finesses, and a full treatise on skat as played to-day. © ^ 4k *** *** *** *** 8 9?9? 9? He has the chance to strengthen any one or more of hissuits, he can discard the Club and a Heart if not enhanced bythe Skat cards. He plays Jack «?* and draws out trumps,if the outstanding Jacks do not fall then he leads a long suituntil the remaining Jack is forced, when the player can regainthe lead or throw off, until he can use his Jack and remaininggood suit to the best advantageD Guckser in second or back hand;. © T ± V*** * * 0 ooo oo o OOOO 9? 9? 9?^9? 9? S? 9?9? 9? When the Player does not have the lead, he must be care-ful before playing Guckser that he either has two Jacks withat least three Aces, or three Jacks with at least two Aces;these may vary under favorable circumstances. A Guckserwith all four Jacks lost, and without four Jacks fre-quently won. Four Jacks without an Ace, or even with one Ace is oftenlost, unless the Player has one long suit, or can get three wellguarded suit tricks, and be able to trump tricks containingpoints sufficient to win his game. A GRAND OUVERT. Is when the Player lays his hand open, and defies the com-bined efforts of his opponents to take a trick. Althoughthis play is of very rare occurrence, still there are many com-binations in which this game can be made. With four Jacks, and six of one suit including Ace, it is asure game, as only one card remains to be taken in this suit. FINESSES OF PLAY. 77 Four Jacks, four Aces and two Tens, is the b
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