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🃏 How to Play Schnapsen

🎯 The Goal

Be the first player to reach 66 card points in a hand. Win 7 game points across multiple hands to win the match.

🃏 The Deck

20 cards: A, 10, K, Q, J in all 4 suits. Point values: A=11, 10=10, K=4, Q=3, J=2. You each get 5 cards. The bottom of the remaining 10 cards is flipped to show the trump suit.

⚡ Trick Rules

  • While stock is open: Play any card — no obligation to follow suit
  • When stock is closed or empty: Must follow suit AND beat if possible. Must trump if void in led suit. Must beat any existing trump if you can.
  • Highest card of led suit wins — unless trump is played, then highest trump wins.
  • Winner of each trick draws first from the stock, then opponent draws.

💍 Marriages (Meld)

Hold K + Q of the same suit? On your lead turn, declare a Marriage for bonus points: 40 pts for trump suit, 20 pts for any other suit. You must have won at least 1 trick first. You then lead one of those two cards.

🔄 Trump Jack Exchange

If you hold the Jack of trumps, you may exchange it for the face-up trump card at the bottom of the stock — but only on your lead turn, after winning at least 1 trick, while the stock is still open.

🔒 Closing the Stock

Before you lead, you can Close the Stock — declaring you'll reach 66 without drawing more cards. If you succeed, you win normally. If you fail, your opponent wins 2 or 3 game points.

🏆 Claiming Victory & Game Points

  • When you believe your points ≥ 66, tap Claim 66!
  • Win with opponent having 0 tricks: earn 3 game points
  • Win with opponent having <33 card pts: earn 2 game points
  • Otherwise: earn 1 game point
  • If neither reaches 66: last trick wins 1 game point
  • First to 7 game points wins the match!

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