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Definition :

A three handed card game played with 32 cards of which two constitute the skat sense 2 or widow The players bid for the privilege of attempting any of several games or tasks in most of which the player undertaking the game must take tricks counting in aggregate at least 61 the counting cards being ace 11 ten 10 king 4 queen 3 jack 2 The four jacks are the best trumps ranking club spade heart diamond and ten outranks king or queen but when the player undertakes to lose all the tricks the cards rank as in whist The value of hands depends upon the game played trump suit points taken and number of matadores