Scoring a Skat game: Schneider, Schwarz and overbids

Lesson 9 of 11, about 2 min

Once the last trick is played, the game is settled. If the declarer wins, the game value goes on their score as a plus. If they lose, twice the game value comes off. A loss costs double what a win brings, which is a good reason to bid with care.

Big results raise the multiplier. Schneider: the losing side ends with 30 card points or fewer, +1. Schwarz: the losing side takes no trick at all, +1 more. It cuts both ways: a declarer held to 30 pays for the Schneider too. A declarer playing Hand may also announce Schneider or Schwarz, or go Ouvert, face up. Each adds one more, but a missed announcement loses the game.

Then the overbid: if the game turns out worth less than the bid, it is lost whatever the card points, and scored at the smallest multiple of the base value that reaches the bid. In this lesson you settle finished games yourself.