Skitgubbe
The highest spades in a modern Swedish pattern pack | |
| Origin | Sweden |
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| Alternative names | Mjölnarmatte, Mjölis, Mas, Flurst |
| Players | 2-4 (3 best) |
| Cards | 52 |
| Deck | Modern Swedish pattern, French-suited pack |
| Rank (high→low) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 |
| Play | Clockwise |
Skitgubbe, (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɧîːtˌgɵbːɛ]) and also called Mas, Mjölis, Mjölnarmatte, or Flurst (in the United States), is a popular Swedish card game that is rated as one of the best for three players. It has two phases: in the first, players accumulate cards; in the second players aim to discard the accumulated hand. The last player to go out is the skitgubbe. Sometimes, the skitgubbe must make a goat noise.
The first phase is unusual for a trick-taking game, in that there is asynchronous sloughing of cards that match played cards, while play goes around the table.