Skat event in The KiteSunday February 19th 2012The British Skat Association's next formal event will be held at The Kite, 68-69 Mill Street, Oxford (300 yards from the railway station)0, on Sunday February 19th. See map 1. The premises will open at 11:00. Registration will be between 11:00 and 11:152. Play will start at 11:30, and will consist of 4 sessions of duplikat Skat, ending about 19:00. Each session will take about 105 minutes, and there will be a break for lunch after the first session, and shorter breaks between subsequent sessions. You are welcome to play in any or all of the rounds, though you will have little chance of winning a prize unless you play in all four. "Duplikat" Skat means the that same hands are played at all the tables; for the individual player, there is no difference from the way you would play at home, except that you don't get to shuffle the cards. After each session (of around 20 hands) your results will be compared with those of the other players who held the same cards at other tables, and used to calculate your score. The Kite will open for us at 11:00, and will be able to serve alcohol as well as soft drinks and coffee. It normally has three different real beers on draft. It serves inexpensive and substantial meals at lunchtime. We encourage players of all abilities, and aim for an enjoyable and competitive day. After a session or two you should find yourself at a table with other people whose level of play is similar to your own. The entry fee for the full day is £7.00. Or, you can enter individual sessions, at £2 each. Prizes will be awarded to the winner and runners-up; you are unlikely to win one of these unless you enter all four sessions. There will also be a small prize for the best result for a single session (the player's score minus the average score for players holding the same hands), so that even a player who enters only one session has a chance to win something.
Please tell the organiser, Nick Wedd, at least two days in advance if you
intend to play. Late entries can be accepted before 11:00 a.m. on the day if
you find yourself unexpectedly free. If you are on your way but are delayed,
ring or text giving your expected time of arrival. Contact details
nick@maproom.co.uk or phone
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0 From Oxford railway station, leave via the only road exit, into Botley Road. Turn west (right) and go along Botley Road for 100 yards, passing under the railway line. Take the first left, Mill Street. 100 yards down Mill Street, on the right, is The Kite.
1 The map is slightly misleading – the side street off Mill Street is called "Russell Street", and The Kite is just north of the junction with Russell Street, not south as shown on the map.
2 There is a train scheduled to leave Paddington at 09:35 and arrive in Oxford at 10:45.
This page is part of the web site of the British Skat Association.