Scat (31) Rules

The goal of Scat is to collect cards of the same suit to reach a hand value as close to 31 as possible. The player with the lowest hand value at the end of a round loses a life.

1. Each player is dealt 3 cards
2. One card is placed face-up to start the discard pile
3. On your turn, you must either:
   • Draw the top card from the discard pile, then discard one card
   • Draw from the deck, then discard one card
   • Knock to end the round
4. When a player knocks, everyone else gets one more turn
5. The player with the lowest score loses a life

Your score is the sum of cards in your hand of the same suit. If you have multiple suits, only the highest-scoring suit counts.

Special case: Three cards of the same rank (like 7♥ 7♦ 7♣) always scores 30.5 points!

• Each player starts with 4 lives
• Lose a life when you have the lowest score in a round
• If tied for lowest, all tied players lose a life
• When you lose all lives, you're out
• Last player remaining wins!

• Focus on collecting cards of one suit
• High cards (Ace, King, Queen, Jack) are valuable
• Watch what others discard to guess their hands
• Knock when you think you have a better hand than at least one opponent
• Three of a kind (30.5) is almost unbeatable!