Editing Skat (card game) (section)

=== Declaring ===
[[File:2023-08-26 Skatspiel 1DX 0740 by Stepro.jpg|thumb|A player puts the Skat down on the table]]

The winner of the bidding becomes declarer and will play against the other two players. Before the hand is played, declarer either

* picks up the ''Skat'', combines it with the hand cards, then puts two cards back face down on the table ({{langx|de|drücken}}) or
* declares ''Hand'' (in this case the ''Skat'' remains face down on the table).

In either case the two cards in the ''Skat'' count towards declarer's trick points.

After putting two cards back into the ''Skat'', declarer then either declares a suit game by announcing a trump suit, declares a grand game or a null game.

If ''Hand'' has been declared, the player may make additional announcements such as ''Schneider'', ''Schwarz'' and ''Ouvert''.

==== Variants ====
A common variant in non-sanctioned play allows the defenders to announce [[Kontra (cards)|"''Kontra''"]] just before the first trick is played, if they have made or held at least one call. In this case, the stakes will be doubled for the hand. Declarer, in turn, may announce “''Re''”, to redouble the stakes. In a less common further variation this process can be repeated twice more by announcing "''Supra''" and "''Resupra''" (or more colloquially, "''Bock''" ''[(roe) buck]'' and "''Hirsch''" ''[red deer]'', or the like, which are colloquial augments of "''Reh''" ''roe deer'').