Knack (card game)

'Knack' is a card game, mainly played for money, in which the aim is to win at least one of the three tricks. Another name of the game is Trekort, a name also used for several other similar card games.[1]

Each deal begins with the dealer anteing an agreed stake into the pot. The players receive three cards each, and then a card is turned that indicates the trump suit.[1] The remaining cards form a talon. Players who so wish, may exchange up to two cards for cards from the talon.[1] In turn, the players then decide whether they want to play for the pot; if so, they announce this by knocking on the table and possibly also saying "knock". Alternatively they may fold without exchanging.

Each trick won is rewarded with a third of the pot. A player who has played for the pot but has not taken a trick must pay a full stake to the pot.

Knack has been known in Sweden at least since the early 1800s.[1]

See also

References
  1. Knack at Svenska Academiens Ordbok. Retrieved 3 Jul 2020.

Literature
  • Ericsson, Gustaf (1990). Folklivet i Åkers och Rekarne Härader. Part 2 (PDF). Uppsala: dialect and ancient memory archive. pp. 168–169. ISBN 91-85540-51-X.
  • National Encyclopedia. Band 11. Höganäs: Good Books. 1993. p. 122. ISBN 91-7024-619-X.


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