There are about one thousand German nationals residing in Hong Kong and sometimes they look for a ‘home away from home’.
The restaurant in Hanoi Road was established in 1984 and is Hong Kong’s oldest German restaurant (many other German restaurants, have recently closed). It is a good place to sample German beer and food. It is also a great place to learn one of the many German card games, in particular Skat.
Skat is the national card game of Germany, and one of the best card games for 3 players. It was invented around 1810 in the town of Altenburg, about 40km south of Leipzig, Germany. Skat is a three-handed trick taking game. Each player is dealt 10 cards and the remaining two form the Skat. Each hand begins with an auction. The winner of the bidding becomes the declarer, and plays alone against the other two players in partnership. The declarer has the right to use the two skat cards to make a better hand, and to choose the trump suit. For more information: https://www.pagat.com/schafkopf/skat.html
If you come on a Wednesday night, you can probably meet the CO who will be playing Skat.
The cache
The cache is container located OUTSIDE the restaurant and is accessible 24/7.