Deal the cards evenly to all players.
The objective of the game is to lose your cards. The player holding the A
♠ starts by playing it. Play continues clockwise; players must play a card of the same suit if they have it; otherwise, they may play any card of their choice.
The first trick is always discarded regardless of what is played. However, subsequent tricks are only discarded if all players play the same suit. As soon as a player plays a different suit, the trick goes to the player who played the highest card of the original suit. That player then begins the next round.
If a player plays their last card, they have "gotten away". If their last card wins a trick which is then discarded, that player must randomly draw a card from the discard pile.
Before a trick starts, any player can opt to take all of the cards of the player to their immediate left.