Hand game (cards)

In Germany's national game, Skat, a Hand game (Handspiel) is one in which the soloist does not pick up the two cards of the skat and only plays from the hand cards.

In a Hand-Rommé, penalty points awarded to the opponents are doubled.

[2] The advantage of playing a hand game is that it affords no opportunity to the other players to lay off cards against one's melds.

The disadvantage is that, if the game is lost, it is likely to be very expensive in terms of minus points.

In Haferltarock, as in Skat, a Hand game (Handspiel) is one in which the player undertakes to play from the hand cards only and not use the stock, although the points in it will count to them at the end.