Vändtia

Vändtia, also called Spanish Skitgubbe (Spansk Skitgubbe) is a "classic" Swedish

Sets. A player who has a set i.e. more than one card of the same rank, may play any or all of them at once onto the discard pile provided they are of the same or higher rank than the current top card.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Special cards

Some cards have special privileges:

• Twos. A 2 may be played on any card and may be followed by any card.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}
• Tens. A 10 may be played on any card; the discard pile is removed from play, face down, and the same player may play any card or set to start a new discard pile.^[2][4][5][6]
• Sevens. Commonly, a 7 is considered 'glass' or 'transparent'. It may be played on any card and the following player has to play a card or set that could have been legally played immediately before the 7 was placed.^[2][5][6]

Quartets

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When a player runs out of hand cards, if the draw pile has been used up, that player may play from the 3 upcards if possible. With no hand cards or upcards left, a player must select a downcard, turn it over and play it if possible. If at any stage a player is unable or unwilling to play a card to the discard pile and the stock has been used up, the player must pick up the discard pile and begin playing them as hand cards again. A player may not go out by playing a 2, 10 or Ace.[4]^[5][6]

Variations

Deal

• Sometimes players are dealt 4 downcards, 4 upcards and 4 hand cards each.^[2]

Rearranging

• Players may only rearrange their cards by exchanging one-for-one between their hand cards and their upcards.^[3][5]
• When rearranging cards at the beginning, players may play a matching card or set to an opponent's upcard with the exception of
  court cards.^[2]

• The discards must be picked up without drawing a fresh card from the draw pile.[3]
• The player may draw one card from the draw pile, but if still unable to play, the discard pile must be picked up.^[6]
• The player may draw up to two cards from the draw pile, but if still unable to play, the discard pile must be picked up.^[2]

Special cards

• The player of a 2 plays is allowed another turn.^[4]
• The player of a 10 must start the new discard pile with a 10 or higher.^[3]
• The 7 has no special role.^[3][4]

Endgame

• When an upcard is played, the downcard beneath it is turned over. No cards are played 'blind'.^[1]
• Players may not go out with a 2 or 10, but may with an Ace.^[2][3]

See also

• Ten-Two Slide

References

External links

• Vändtia at pagat.com.
• Vändtia at casinopro.se.
• Vändtia – Regler at kortspelen.se.
• Vändtia at spelakort.se.
• Vändtia regler: Guide för hur du spelar kortspelet at spelskoj.se.
• Vändtia Regler at svenskakortspel.se.
• Vändtia at the website of the Swedish Bridge Association.