Skat is played all over the world, naturally Germany is a big Skat nation, but it is also played in other countries, such as Poland, Belgium, Canada, France, Austria, Switzerland, South Africa, Spain, Argentinia and the USA, to name a few. It is often compared with Bridge, Euchre and Rook, as it has some similar components. What makes Skat so interesting is that, contrary to other card games, it requires a skill set that has to be learned over the course of a lifetime.

The rule book was formed by a congress of Skat players in 1886, and last refined by the International Skat Players Association (ISPA) and the German Skat Federation in 1999. It is a game that is traditionally played with either three of four players at the table and a deck of 32 cards (from 7 up to Ace). ​ The game of Skat was originally developed in Germany between 18.