each player. These cards are set aside for use after the first round of cards. The Play: The first hand of the round: 1. The third player (or the dealer, if only two players) makes the first play. a. The player may choose to pick up the entire pile of face up cards or choose one card from the face down remaining cards b. The player must discard one card 2. Going clockwise, each player takes a turn 3. The goal of the first hand is to be able to use every card in the player's hand a. Groups of at least 3 cards (the base for any Biriba, or group of 7 or more cards) b. Groups of cards may include no more than one wild/2 card c. If a group of wild cards are played, then the player may not use a wild card in any group of cards until the Wild Card Biriba is complete 4. If the player is able to lay down all cards except one, the one remaining card becomes the discard, and the player's turn is over. 5. If the player is able to lay down all cards on the table (with no discard), the player picks up his/her Biriba pile and continues the Biriba hand. 6. Once a card is no longer touching a player's physical fingers or hand, that card is considered played, and may not be retrieved. The Biriba hand: 1. The player picks up the Biriba pile 2. If the player did not have a discard when laying down the first round of cards, the player continues to play until he/she discards 3. The round ends when a player: a. Has used all cards and goes out with or without a discard b. Has at least one Biriba (completed group of 7 or more cards) 4. The points for each player are tallied, with the points in hand counted against the player(s) who did not end the round. The point tally includes the base points, and the card value points. The next round(s): 1. The player to the left of the dealer, then becomes the dealer and cuts the cards 2. The game continues until a player has 2500 points at the end of a round 3. If two or more players have at least 2500 points at the end of a round, the player with the highest total