 Usually Ramsch is played if all three (Skat) or all four (Schafkopf) players "pass" instead of declaring a game, because they have poor hands.The term "Ramsch" in German means something like "low-quality rejects", "cheap products", "mass-produced goods" or "worthless junk".The aim in Ramsch, unlike normal contracts, is not to score the most card points ("Augen"), but to achieve a low score, because the player who scores the most points at the end of the hand has lost.