These cards (two secondary 11-card hands) are called Paketa ("packages" or "parcels") or Biribakia (Greek for "small Biribas".)

Once played, sets may not be connected or withdrawn back to the hand, and individual cards may not be removed from the table (therefore, any group dirtied with a joker or a non-suited two can never become clean.)

When a player has melded all of the cards from his or her initial hand they then receive the top-most Paketo.

If the player did not have to discard to empty their hand, they may continue play with their new cards; otherwise, their turn is complete and they must wait.

No information (other than score) is retained between rounds; new hands are dealt and a new atout is determined.

If the set is consecutive suited cards then it is worth 200 points if there are no jokers (kathari, which is Greek for "clean", also Gnisia (pure) and Parthena (virgin)) are worth 100 points if there is a joker or a wild two (vromiki, (dirty) or bastardemeni (bastard)).

If the set is of like-numbers (seven threes, for instance,) then the Biriba is worth 300 points.

However, if it is dirtied then it is considered a Pentakosara (Greek for "five hundred") and it is worth 500 points.

(see Venezuelan Version at the end of the Greek directions) Set Variations: In some variations of the game, a hiliara or pentakosara are only worth their regular biriba points (200 or 100, respectively).

Downplaying points from specific sets changes the game to be more fast-paced, as it encourages players to meld cards quickly rather than rewarding long strategies that require many specific cards.

As a result, players "show their hands" earlier, which is the only way to communicate strategies to partners while also forcing opponents to be mindful of the cards they discard.

If a player manages to discard their paketo then the round ends and they get a bonus of 100 points.

If a player has not progressed to the biribakia, being still in the first hand, they are penalized another 100 points (in the case that the round ends after a player has acquired a Biribaki, but before he or she has had a chance to play the hand, the total penalty is 100 points for the un-played hand, regardless of the point totals of the cards contained within).

The player to cut at the highest-ranking card (excluding Wild's and 2's) is the first dealer.

Any Jokers and/or Wild 2's found in this process become part of the dealer's first hand of a total of 11 cards.

If the dealer found any Jokers or Wild 2's at the bottom of the deck, these are counted as part of his/her first hand of a total of 11 cards.

The player to cut with the highest card (excluding Wild's and 2's) is the first dealer.