Skat

SkatisaGermanthreeplayercardgame.ThisappimplementsthestandardrulesofthegameSkat(+Ramsch).

Pleasenote:ThisappdoesnotreplaceaprofessionalSkatplayer.Itplaysonaleisurelevel.TheAIplayerareatestforaneuralnetworkalgorithmwhichhaslearnedthegameofSkatbyobservationandselfplay.Forinterestedreadersthenetworkshavearound250neuronsforeachgameandauctiontype.Thismethodworksnotsobadbutdoesgenerateoddmovesoccasionally.ItiscurrentlynotplannedtoreplacetheneuralnetworkplayersbyamorealgorithmicSkatAIplayers.

Androidrights:
*NeedsSDcardrightstouseownplayerphotoingame


GameRules:Ofthethreeplayerstwoplayversusoneusing32cardstoscoremorethan60points.Thesingleor"alone"playerisdeterminedinapre-gameauctionwhereallplayerscanbidtobecomethealoneplayingplayer.Thewinnercanthendeterminethetrumpcolor(whichmustexceedtheauctionbidvalue!),exchangetwocardsandplayeraloneagainstthetwootherplayers.AdditionallytothechoosentrumpsuiteallJacksarealwaystrump.Allcardsplayedhavetofollowsuiteofthefirstplayer.Ifthesuiteisnotavailableacardcanbethrownoratrumpcanbeusedtowinthetrick.Otherwisethehighestcardwins.Thewinnerofthetrickcanplaythenextcard.Thecard'ssequenceisJackofClubs,JackofSpades,JackofHearts,JackofDiamons,Ace,Ten,King,Queen,9,8,7.Aspecialgamemode"0"issothatthealoneplayergetsnotasingletrick.

Tappingonanycardwhichcan'tbeplayedwillhighlightallpossiblemoves.Tappingofanimationsdoesspeedthemup.

Skatgamefeatures:
*Playendlessmode,tournamentmodeor"givemegoodcards"mode
*PlayagainstseveraldifferentcomputerAIplayer
*Accelerateplaybytappingacard
*Showpossiblecardswhentappingawrongcard
*Uploadownplayerphoto
*AndroidappofthepopularGermangameSkat