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The Blue Rings Deck
$13+ $2 flat shipping, US/Germany — rates below
A newly designed deck for the classic card game Skat. This is the retail version — same cards as the original Kickstarter edition, without the Kickstarter logo on the box back.
Buying more than one? Shipping is free after the first deck, anywhere — see the table below.
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What's in the box
32 playing cards plus 4 summary cards covering general gameplay, Null game rules, and a Colors & Cards quick reference. Each summary card has its own QR code linking straight to the moment in the video explainers that covers that card's content.
Shipping costs
Orders to Germany ship from our distributor there and aren't tracked. Every other destination — the US and the rest of the world — ships from the US with tracking. Either way, the flat rate covers as many decks as you'd like in one order.
For US orders: we get very few orders, so decks are generally packaged the same day and picked up by the mail carrier the next day (unless Sunday or a holiday). Sent by first-class USPS with tracking, usually arriving in 2–5 days.
Common questions
Isn't this overkill? People can just remember a suit ranking.
Sure — it's not about anyone being unable to remember it. It's about not spending the first twenty minutes of every new game explaining the basics before you can actually play. The same reason people happily play Uno with its printed colors and numbers, even though the same game (Mau Mau) works fine with a standard deck.
Already play Skat with a standard deck?
This one's for you — not because you need it to play, but because you're the one who ends up explaining the rules every time you want someone new at the table. This deck makes that part easy. Keep a set around for recruiting players, not just for yourself.