from highest to lowest, is: Red jokers Black jokers Cards in both the dominant suit and rank Other cards in the dominant rank, equally ranked Other cards in the dominant suit, following the descending order ace through 2 Cards in other suits, following the descending order ace through 2 where the first five are categorized under the trump suit. For example, in a certain round, if the seven of clubs (7) is dominant, then the order of the cards is: Red jokers Black jokers 7♣ Seven of any other suit A♣, K♣, Q♣, J♣, 10♣, 9♣, 8♣, 6♣, 5♣, 4♣, 3♣, 2♣ Cards in other suits, following the order ace, king, queen (excluding 7), etc., down to 2. Note that the other sevens are no longer considered members of their respective suit, but part of the trump suit; the red jokers are equally ranked with each other, and so are the black jokers, sevens of clubs, and sevens of other suits. If two or more equally ranked cards or combinations are played during a trick, the first one played wins. Point cards In the deck, all kings and 10s are worth 10 points each, while 5s are worth 5 points each, although the presence of the points do not affect the order of the cards. In two decks, there are a total of 200 points. All other cards do not contain points. For the opponents, the goal of each round is to obtain 80 points or more in one round to become declarers in the next round, while for the declarers, it would be preventing the opponents from obtaining 80 points, and thus raising their team's rank. Dealing The cards are dealt out in Chinese fashion, where the players take turns drawing one card at a time in counter-clockwise order. The deal is initiated in one of two ways: One player shuffles the cards and lets any other player cut, then draws the first card. One player shuffles the cards, then turns over one of them. He then counts, starting from himself and going counter-clockwise, until he reaches the number equivalent to the card, where aces count as one, jacks as 11, queens as 12, and kings as 13. If the card turned over is a joker, another card must be turned over. The player who is reached draws the first card after the player to his left cuts. Determining