Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-20
SCAT.
A NEW GAME OF CARDS FULLY
EXPLAINED.
terest and Skill OF Whist
Details.

Scat is said to be the most popular
game of cards in Germany to-day. 1t fills
a want often felt for a good game of cards
at which three persons can play, and has
variety enough to make it interesting, and
is capable of as much thought and skill as
whist. Scat is played with euchre pack
of thirty-two cards-from ace to seven in
elusive. 1t is played by three persons
usually. Four msy play, in which case
the dealer each time deals no cards to him
self. The cards are dealt first, three to each
PLAYER. then four to each, then two to the
center of the table called the seat cards or
scat, and finally three to each again. There
are various modes of playing cut the hand,
and the modes in which each hand is to be
played is determined by bidding, as ex-
planned below. The modes are denomi-
mated as follows, and rank in the order
given, scat diamonds" being lowest and
"nullo ouvert" highest: Scat in diamonds
counts l, scat in hearts 2, scat in spades 3,
scat in clubs A. Tourne counts the same
as solo. Solo in diamonds 5, solo in hearts
6, solo in spades I, nullo 16, solo in clubs
s. nuello ouvert 32 grando 10. See expla-
nation of grando below.l They are played
as follows
Scat.-This is played by the winner in
the bidding, called the spieler," taking
up the two scat cards into his hand with
out exposing them, and discarding two
from his hand into the scat. The player to
left of the dealer has first lead, and the
winner of each Tuck wins the lead. The
object of the play is for the spieler to make
81 points, and for his two opponents, who
play as partners, to prevent him from max
ing 81. The cards count as in sixty-six,
viz: Ace counts IL, ten 10, king 4, queen 3,
knave 9 The other cards have no value
in counting. The rank of the cards for
taking tricks is in the same order, /. e., ace
highest, ten next, king next etc, except
that the four knaves are always trumps
and rank at the head of the trump suit in
the following order; Knave of clubs high
est, knave of spades next, hearts next and
diamonds next. This order of rank of the
knayes is the same no matter which suit is
trumps. Knave of clubs is always the
highest trump. The 81 points must be
counted by the spieler from the cards taken
in his tricks and the cards in the scat. The
points, if any, in the scat always count for
the spieler The players must folioW suit.
The only difference between the four
modes of scat, i. e., diamonds, hearts, spades
and clubs, is in the trump suit, which is
declared by the spieler and gives the name
to the mode, and also in the value of the
modes as above given.
Totune-In this the spieler turns up one
of the scat cards, and the suit of the card
turned becomes trumps. He then takes
both into his hand and discards two as be-
fore The hand is then PLAYED and the
rank and value ofthe cards are the same as
in scat. There is only one mode OF tourne
in bidding, as the trump is not turned I'M
til the bidding is ended. But the suit
turned determines the value of this mode,
the values of the suits being the same as in
solo, l. e., diamonds 5, hearts 6, spades I,
clubs S.
SoEo.-Between solo spades and solo clubs
comes nullo. In this mode there are no
tr1solps at ALL The knaves and tens return
10 their ordinary places in their respective
suits, and the rank of the cards in each suit
is as follows: Ace, king, queen, knave, ten,
nine, eight, seven. The players must fol-
low suit. and the object of the spieler is to
avoid taking any trick. If he takes a
Sinqle trick be has lost. The play in this
mode has nothing to do with masking 81.
The scat is not used in nullo.
N1tlo Ouvert-This is the highest mode,
and is played exactly like nullo, except
that after the first trick is turned all the
PLAYERS lay their hands down, face up, on
the table, and the play proceeds with all
the cards out exposed to view. The spieler
must avoid taking a single trick.
Grando-This is not mode in bidding
But when the spieler decides to play in
tourne and turns knave or ace, he may,
before looking at the other scat card, de-
clare "grando," and the play then pro
ceeds in this mode, after the spleler has
taken up the scat and discarded. In grando
the knaves are the only trumps, and form
sort of fifth suit by themselves. The
PLAYERS must follow suit, and when
knave is led a knave must be played upon
it if possible. Otherwise the cards have the
same value as in scat and solo, the ten
ranking between ace and king, and the OBJ
iect of the spieler is again to make 6l
points.
The right to declare the mode of play be-
longs originally to the player at lett OF
dealer. who is called the .fore-hGnd. The
second PLAYER to left of dealer, called the
middle hand, then opens the bidding by de-
claring, or offering to play, in certain one
of the above modes, as say spades
(meaning scat spades when no distinguish
ing word is used, or tourne," or solo
hearts" or nullo,' etc. The fore-hand
then replies whether or no he is willing to
accept the offer If he accepts it the mid
dle-hand gets the play from him. If he re-
fuses he is bound to play in as high a
mode as he has refused. If his offer be re-
fused the middle-hand may offer to play in
a higher mode or pass. When the right to
declare the mode has been determined be-
tween tie fore and middle-hands, the next
nIayer tn left of the middle-hand called the