[Bska] Skat tournament in London - Sunday 1 June

[Nick Wedd]

Dear Skat-player

The next BSkA Skat tournament will take place on Sunday 1 June at The 
Powerhouse Sporting Club (also known as the Gutshot Poker Club), 44-48 
Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1M 5PS. The nearest underground station is 
Farringdon. Its web site is
http://www.gutshot.com/e/card_club/cardclub.php

For a change, for this one tournament, we will use the rules of Tournee 
or American Skat instead of modern German Skat. This game is in essence 
the version of Skat that was played in Germany around WW1 and was taken 
to America by emigrants, who never adopted the changes made to the game 
and rules in Germany.

Play will start at 11:30am with a short tuition and practice round 
lasting about 1 hour, then a break for lunch, then three sessions of 
duplicate Skat, lasting about 90 minutes each, aiming to finish by 
6.30pm. Further details may be available on the BSkA web site or feel 
free to ask any questions by replying to this message.

For those who have not played this version of Skat, the card points and 
play of the hand are the same as the modern game, but some of the 
contracts and all the contact values are different. You can read the 
rules at: http://www.pagat.com/schafk/skat.html#tournee

I would be grateful if you could let me know a few days in advance 
whether you plan to take part, so that we can inform the club what 
players to expect and know what prizes we can afford. You can email me 
by replying to this message or call me on 020 7706 0582. People who have 
not registered in advance are still welcome to enter by coming to the 
Powerhouse Sporting Club on the day. You can be admitted to the club as 
a guest and we will and we will do our best to include you in the 
tournament.

On the day, please try to arrive before 11:15. If you will be arriving 
later than this, please call my mobile 07952 304718 or send a message to 
let me know at what time you expect to be there (this applies whether or 
not have registered in advance). Players who do not appear or send a 
message by 11:15 are not guaranteed a place in the first session.

This is our second tournament in this venue. It is a private members' 
club with a bar and restaurant (the food was very good last time) and 
facilities for other games as well (including poker). Membership of the 
Powerhouse Sporting Club is free, and you are welcome to join, for which 
you will need to bring photo ID. However, you do not need to be a member 
of the Powerhouse Sporting Club to play in our Skat tournament.

Both members and non-members will pay an admission charge of £3 on the 
door.  This is in addition to our usual £5 entry fee for the tournament.

Looking forward to seeing you on 1 June.

[posted on behalf of]
Noel Leaver
n.leaver at btopenworld.com
[by]
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Nick Wedd    nick at maproom.co.uk