[3][4] A 32-card French or German pack may be used with cards ranking from Ace (high) to Seven (low).

The player with the Dog plays it, face up, to the table and follows it with any card of his choice, such as a King.

The player to the left must play another King (in this example) onto the pile, before laying a card of his choice on top.

This continues unless a player is unable to match the last played card, in which case they must pick up the entire wastepile, except for the Dog, and add it to his hand.

Subsequent players must also match the suit and not the rank of the last card played.