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| Section | Details |
|---|---|
| Players | Two to seven players. The aim is to be the last player left in the game. |
| Aim | To be the last player left at the end of the game, with the object in each hand being to win a majority of tricks. |
| Equipment | A standard 52-card pack is used. |
| Card Ranks | In each suit, cards rank from highest to lowest: A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. |
| Deal (First Hand) | The dealer deals seven cards to each player. One card is turned up to determine the trump suit for the round. |
| Deal (Subsequent Hands) | The deal rotates clockwise. The player who took the most tricks in the previous hand selects the trump suit. If there's a tie, players cut cards to decide who calls trumps. One fewer card is dealt in each successive hand until the final hand consists of one card each. |
| Play | The player to the dealer's left (eldest hand) leads the first trick. Any card can be led. Other players must follow suit if possible. A player with no cards of the suit led may play any card. |
| Winning a Trick | The highest card of the suit led wins, unless a trump is played, in which case the highest trump wins. The winner of the trick leads the next. |
| Leading Trumps | Some rules disallow leading trumps before the suit has been 'broken' (a trump has been played to the lead of another suit). Leading trumps is always permissible if a player holds only trumps. |
| Knockout | At the end of each hand, any player who took no tricks is knocked out and takes no further part in the game. |
| Winning the Game | The game is won when a player takes all the tricks in a round, as all other players are knocked out, leaving only one player remaining. |
| Dog Life | The first player who takes no tricks is awarded a "dog's life". In the next hand, that player is dealt one card and can decide which trick to play it to. Each time a trick is played the "dog" may either play the card or knock on the table and wait to play it later. If the dog wins a trick, the player to the left leads the next and the dog re-enters the game properly in the next hand. If the dog fails, they are knocked out. |