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Drinking game: Swimming

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🃏 Swimming (31) – The drinking game version

Number of players: 2–6
What you need: A Skat deck (32 cards)
Drinking factor: Increases with playing time – really fun the longer it goes!


🔄 Gameplay:

  1. Goal of the game:
    You try to get as close as possible to 31 points with three cards of one suit.

  2. Card counting (Important!):

    • Ace = 11 points

    • King, Queen, Jack = 10 points

    • Number cards count according to value (e.g. 7 = 7 points)

    • Only cards of the same color count together!

  3. Game start:
    Each player receives 3 cards , 3 more cards are placed face up in the middle.

  4. To exchange:
    On your turn you may:

    • exchange a card

    • swap all three cards

    • fit (if you are satisfied)

  5. Klopp rule (optional):
    If you think you have the best hand (e.g., 31), you may knock . After that, everyone has one more turn , and then the cards are revealed.

  6. Points scoring:
    Whoever has the fewest points loses a life.
    Everyone starts with 3 lives (e.g. beer mats, fingers, chips, etc.).

  7. Drink:

    • Whoever loses all lives must take a big drink

    • Bonus rule: Whoever reaches 31 can distribute 2 sips

    • If you lose three times in a row, you automatically drink – no matter how many lives are left


🍻 House rules (optional):

  • 31 drawn = shot for a player of your choice

  • Last life = “round of death” : Whoever loses here drinks twice!

  • Anyone who miscounts or taps incorrectly drinks immediately.

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