Knack (card game)

Knack, also called Trekort or Trikort, is a Swedish card game mainly played for money, in which the aim is to win at least one of the three tricks in a round. It has been known in Sweden since at least the early 1800s and is classified as a plain-trick game within the Rams group of card games. It is played by three to six players using 36 cards from a Modern Swedish pattern, French-suited deck, with natural card ranking and ace high, played clockwise around the table. Each round begins with the dealer placing an agreed stake into the pot; players receive three cards each, with one card turned to indicate trumps, and may exchange up to two cards before deciding whether to knock and play for the pot or fold. Winners of tricks each receive one third of the pot, while a player who played but won no trick must pay a full stake into the next pot.