are counted in the score. Hence the game is split in two sections, known as foreplay and endgame. (Also other versions of deciding how the game is to be played occurs. For instance alternation between trump and high or low) The play The non-dealer chooses any card to play for the first trick and the other player must follow suit if he can. If both cards are the same suit then the higher card wins. If they are of different suits the first player wins unless the second player played a trump, in which case the trump wins. The winner of the trick takes the face-up card and adds it to his hand, the loser then takes the face-down card below it without showing it to his opponent. The next card in the pack is then turned over and the winner plays first in the next trick. Each player stays with 13 cards in his hand until the pack is exhausted. After this the remaining 13 tricks are played without replenishment until the cards in both players hands are exhausted. Opening and scoring There are several versions of the opening, but they all depend on the colour of the 27th card (the top of the pack). For instance the 27th card can indicate which trump is to be used. However, in other versions the 27th instead indicates whether the endgame is to be played low or high. A black card means that the players should try to take as few tricks as possible, whereas a red card means they should try to take as many as possible. There are at least two other scoring variants. The winner is the player who wins the most tricks in: the whole game (26 tricks), which gives a score which is more affected by luck. after the pack is exhausted (13 tricks), which is the most usual variant, and for certain the most skill demanding version. Although not all cards are shown (played or captured from the pack) it's now possible to find out exactly which cards the other player has. The opponents cards are those which are not in the player's own hand and which have not been seen during the foreplay (This is also true for the first version, but half the score has already been decided at this point in the game) It is no exaggeration to state that a significantly