The object of each hand is to avoid being the player with the lowest point total in their 3-card hand, who loses one of their lives. If you’re caught with the lowest score, you lose the round and one of your lives. You don’t want to lose sight of the ultimate goal, which is to avoid being the player with the lowest score in a round. But get too greedy trying to achieve a perfect score and other players may pass you by.
The 31 card game, also known as “Scat,” is a game of hand improvement where players swap cards to improve their scores to become as close to 31 points as possible.
