Each game is played in a successive series of rounds, after which victory cards are exchanged.

There are 32 gameplay cards that come in four suits, as denoted by their color (blue, green, red, and gold).

In total, there are: Each card has its rank in the corner and its given point value marked in the center.

At the start of a round, deal out all the remaining gameplay cards face down as follows: For 3-Player Games: For 4-Player Games: The Boon is a pile of cards a player may use to gain an advantage and improve his hand.

The player to the left of the dealer leads the first trick in a round by playing any card from his hand.

Proceeding clockwise, each player plays a card face up in the middle of the table.

At the end of the round, each player adds up the point values on the cards he won – his personal face down pile.

The solo player also adds the points from the cards he removed from his hand at the start of the round.