Knack (card game)

For the similar Swedish card game also known as Trekort, see Köpknack. For the card game known as Trekort in Denmark, see Tippen.

A virapulla - traditional Swedish tin for holding gaming counters. The pot for the gaming stakes is in the reversible lid.

Knack (also known as 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.

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. The remaining cards form a talon. Players who so wish, may exchange up to two cards for cards from the talon. 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. The names Trekort and Trikort are also used for several other similar card games.

See also

• Köpknack
• Svängknack
• Norseman's Knock
• Loo

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.