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Which cards are trumps in a suit-trump skat game?
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In a suit-trump skat game, there are 11 cards that serve as trumps. The four jacks are always the highest-ranking trumps, regardless of the suit named as trump, and they rank in the following order from high to low:
- Jack of clubs
- Jack of spades
- Jack of hearts
- Jack of diamonds
These are followed by the remaining cards of the designated trump suit, which rank in this order:
- Ace
- 10
- King
- Queen
- 9
- 8
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