The players have the option, even if they have a poor hand, of persuading their opponent(s) to cave in through skilful bidding (Bieten) and bluffing.

During the hands, players have the right, during their turn (whether on lead or not), to bid a 'figure' (Figur) before or after playing the card to the trick.

[5] The remaining players must respond in clockwise order and have the following options:[7] Spiel is a slightly different figure.

The aim of Laubbieten is to achieve a pre-agreed total number of game points, typically 11, and not to exceed it.

The player with the lowest score is the loser and gets a black spot called a Noggele or Bummerl (●).

[4] To work out the result of the game, the figures in the last deal are counted in a set order.

Welibieten is an old variant which may be seen as a simple stepping stone to the more complex game of Perlaggen.

[8] Another traditional variant was Spitzbieten which took Welibieten one stage further and was actually a simple version of Perlaggen with only three cards.

In addition to the Weli, the Seven of Bells and Seven of Acorns were also used as wild cards, called Spitzen.