The game of Bartok, also known by a number of other names, such as Wartoke, Warthog, Bartog, Bentok, Last One Standing or Bong 98, is a card game popular in Australia where the winner of each round invents a new rule which must be obeyed for the remainder of the game. It belongs to the "shedding" or Eights family of card games, whereby each player tries to rid themselves of all of their cards. The game progresses through a series of rounds with a new rule being added in each round, thus making the game increasingly complex as it progresses. These newly introduced rules may modify any existing rules. Gameplay The game of Bartok consists of several rounds of play. The winner of each round creates a new rule which remains in play for future rounds of the game. The players sit in a circle and the cards are placed face down in the center and mixed. Each player then picks up either five or seven cards, by agreement. A single card is then flipped to face up to start the discard pile. The rest of the face down cards form the draw pile. Any player may then play on that card, providing such a play is legal. One of the players to the left or right of that person then plays, to determine the direction of play. It is also possible to use a dealer, who deals the cards to each player in the usual manner. In this case, play follows to the left of the dealer. In the first round, a player may discard a card face up on the discard pile which has either the same suit or face value of the top card of the discard pile. At that point, play moves on to the next player. Plays must be made in a timely manner or face a penalty. If a player cannot or does not wish to make a legal play, they instead pick up a card from the draw pile, and this also ends their turn. In some games, if a player has just drawn a card to end their turn which could have legally been played, they may jump in with that card before the next player has played. A round ends when any player has no cards left. That player is declared the winner of the round and is permitted to create