Editing Skat (card game) (section)

===== Examples =====
The following examples give a player's holding and the contents of the ''Skat'' (which will be unknown to all players during the bidding) and explain how to derive the game value.

'''Example 1'''

:'''Holding''': {{cards|Jc|Jd|Ah|10h|Kh|8h|7h|9d|8d|7d}}
:'''Skat''': {{cards|As|Qs}}

The length of matador's jack straight will be 1 ({{cards|Jc}} is present, {{cards|Js}} is missing). The multiplier game level will be 2 (1 for matador's jack straight plus 1 for becoming declarer).

The possible game value now depends on which game is declared, for example:

* With hearts as trumps (base value is 10), the game value is 20 (10 × 2).
** If the ''Skat'' is not picked up, the game value is 30 (the multiplier game level increases from 2 to 3 for declaring ''Hand'').
** If declarer manages to win with at least 90 trick points, the game value will be 30 as well (the multiplier game level increases from 2 to 3 for achieving ''Schneider'').
* In the grand game (base value is 24), the game value will be 48 (24 × 2).

Of course, many other possibilities exist.

Note that game value is dependent not only on the cards held (including the ''Skat'') but also on which game is being declared and the outcome of the play. Each holding can thus be evaluated differently by different players. A risk-taking player might be willing to declare ''Hand'' on a holding on which another player might not—these two players will therefore give different valuations to the same holding. However, after all tricks have been played, it is always possible to determine the exact game value by combining the actual holding with the type of game and outcome of the play. Only then does it becomes apparent if declarer has won or lost (if the declarer overbid).

'''Example 2'''

:'''Holding''': {{cards|Jc|Js|Jh|Ah|10h|Kh|8h|7h|10c|7c}}
:'''Skat''': {{cards|Jd|Qs}}

Assuming a trump suit of hearts in a suit game, this holding will have a different valuation before and after the ''Skat'' has been examined.

Without knowledge of the ''Skat'' (assuming ''Hand'' is not declared)

* the multiplier game level is 4 (3 for the {{cards|Jc|Js|Jh}} straight, plus 1 for becoming declarer)
* the base value is 10 (for Hearts being the trump suit)

This holding can be safely valuated at 40 (10 × 4), regardless of the ''Skat''.  With Hearts as trump, the game value will always be at least that much.

Now, assuming declarer wins by taking 95 points in tricks, after having declared ''Hand'' and ''Schneider'', the actual game value will be as follows:

* The base value is 10 (for Hearts being the trump suit)
* The multiplier game level is 11
** 1 for becoming declarer
** 7 for the straight of {{cards|Jc|Js|Jh|Jd|Ah|10h|Kh}}
** 1 for declaring ''Hand''
** 1 for declaring ''Schneider''
** 1 for achieving ''Schneider'' (at least 90 points in tricks taken)
* The actual game value will be 110 (10 × 11)

The player could have bid up to that value (110) during the bidding.  In practice this would have been too risky because only {{cards|Jd}} in the ''Skat'' increased the length of matador's jack straight to 7.

'''Note:''' Most players will declare a grand game with the above hand, as it will be much more lucrative than a suit game in Hearts (declarer will concede at most two club tricks, probably achieving ''Schneider'' for a game value of at least 144 (24 × 6).