![]() The earliest recorded rules for "Scat" were written down by one of its inventors, "Hp" (J.F.L. In the years that followed the game spread more and more, especially among the students of Thuringian and Saxon universities and was soon popular in large parts of German-speaking Europe. 30 of the weekly Osterländische Blätter published in Altenburg on 25 July 1818 under the heading "Das Skadspiel". A further verifiable written record of the new game can be found in an article about Osterland games in edition no. On 4 September 1813 the term Scat appeared for the first time in this account. ![]() In a notebook he listed his gaming losses and winnings in detail from 1798 to 1829, so that, even today, his gaming results are clear. Von der Gabelentz's scores in these games have survived and can be seen in the Thuringian State Archive in Altenburg. The game was first known as Ore Mountain Schafkopf ( Erzgebirgischer Schafkopf). Another participant in the rounds was well-known publisher, Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus. Hans Carl Leopold Schuderoff, court advocate and notary Friedrich Ferdinand Hempel (1778-1836), Councillor Carl Christian Adam Neefe (1774-1821) and Chancellor Hans Carl Leopold von der Gabelentz (1778–1831). The first Skat players and 'inventors' of the game were Altenburg dignitaries and members of a local Tarock club: grammar school teacher ( Gymnasialprofessor) Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hempel (1773-1849), medical health officer ( Medizinalrat) Dr. Doppelkopf, however, is not one of Skat's precursors but a 19th century development of the double-pack games in German Schafkopf. The concept of bidding appears to be derived from L'Hombre through its simpler German version, Solo the idea of setting aside two cards (the skat) was taken from the Tarot game of Grosstarock. What is certain is that the game was developed between 18 in the Thuringian town of Altenburg from older card games. ![]() In particular, the once popular anecdote that Friedrich Ferdinand Hempel, a well known Altenburg lawyer, simply invented Skat himself one evening having become bored with a game of Solo has since been discredited by Oskar Stein (1887), although subsequent research has shown that Hempel (along with his namesake J.F.L. The early history of the game of Skat has been well researched, although some theories about its origins cannot be proven or have since been discredited. The game spread rapidly within German-speaking Europe and also in the US and is now one of the most popular card games in Germany as well as being considered Germany's national card game. The history of the game of Skat or Scat began in the early 19th century in Thuringia. Die Skatpartie ("The Skat Session") by Josef Wagner-Höhenberg ![]()
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