The latter discards two of her cards and the game begins. He then gives the discards to the next player who, in turn, may discard two cards to the third player. Unlike the basic Ramsch contract in Skat, the first player may pick up the skat ( talon) and exchange them for two cards that he is unable to use. Schieberamsch is an unofficial contract within the popular German card games, Skat and Schafkopf, but 'also makes a good game in its own right.' Schieberamsch is a variation of the unofficial Ramsch contract, in which the aim is to score as few points as possible, the difference being that, in Ramsch the skat is left untouched until the end, whereas in Schieberamsch it is passed from player to player with or without an exchange of cards.
Skat (card game), Officers' Skat, Bierskat, Ramsch
