▁J oker ▁is ▁played , ▁the ▁sequence ▁is ▁revers ed , ▁i . e . ▁clock wise ▁play ▁becomes ▁anti - clock wise . ▁If ▁an ▁A ce ▁is ▁played , ▁the ▁player ▁playing ▁the ▁A ce ▁must ▁call ▁a ▁suit ▁different ▁what ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁play . ▁They ▁must ▁hold ▁a ▁card ▁of ▁the ▁suit ▁they ▁are ▁calling , ▁if ▁not , ▁they ▁must ▁call ▁' free ▁suit ' ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁player ▁in ▁sequence ▁can ▁play ▁any ▁suit ▁other ▁than ▁that ▁already ▁in ▁play . ▁ ▁Multi ples ▁action ▁cards ▁can ▁be ▁played , ▁i . e . ▁Player ▁ 1 ▁plays ▁three ▁ 2 s ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁sequence ▁must ▁pick ▁up ▁ 6 ▁cards ▁unless ▁they ▁have ▁another ▁ 2 . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁for ▁ 3 ' s , ▁ 4 ' s ▁and ▁Kings . ▁ ▁When ▁a ▁player ▁gets ▁down ▁to ▁ 1 ▁card ▁they ▁must ▁say ▁Mac au ▁or ▁if ▁another ▁player ▁catch es ▁them ▁not ▁saying ▁Mac au ▁they ▁must ▁draw ▁ 5 ▁cards ▁ ▁Vari ations ▁ ▁Roman ian ▁variation ▁▁ ▁In ▁Roman ia ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁called ▁Mac ao ▁( or ▁Mac au a ) ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁some ▁variations ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁region . ▁The ▁rules ▁are ▁a ▁bit ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁ones ▁explained ▁above ▁and ▁the ▁special , ▁or ▁action , ▁cards ▁change ▁a ▁bit . ▁The ▁rules ▁below ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁around ▁Roman ia . ▁▁ 2 s ▁and ▁ 3 s ▁remain ▁"