What you learned

How a normal wedding finds a Re partner, and how a silent wedding becomes a solo
How to announce Re or Kontra and raise the target with bids
How the timing of announcements limits which calls you can make
How solo contracts change the trump order, teams, and scoring

You know the official rules

You now know all the official rules for a game of Doppelkopf. Mastering them is a different story. You can practice here for free against bots.

What comes next

The next chapter covers some of the many variations. They are minor rule changes that some groups like to play with. Agree on them before the first deal so everyone is playing the same game.