▁in ▁the ▁USA . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁relative ▁complexity ▁and ▁unf org iving ▁scoring ▁rules , ▁which ▁give ▁large ▁pen alt ies ▁for ▁many ▁m eld s ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁acceptable ▁and ▁even ▁good ▁in ▁other ▁versions , ▁this ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁the ▁best ▁version ▁for ▁beginning ▁players ; ▁" class ic " ▁can asta ▁or ▁Hand ▁& ▁Foot ▁may ▁better ▁serve ▁this ▁purpose . ▁( On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁these ▁versions ▁can ▁teach ▁hab its ▁that ▁become ▁major ▁li abilities ▁in ▁American ▁can asta ). ▁This ▁version ▁is ▁only ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁by ▁exactly ▁four ▁players , ▁in ▁two ▁two - person ▁partners hips . ▁Import ant ▁differences ▁between ▁this ▁version ▁and ▁the ▁" class ic " ▁version ▁include : ▁ ▁Set up ▁and ▁play ▁▁ 1 3 ▁cards ▁are ▁de alt ▁to ▁each ▁player , ▁then ▁two ▁face ▁down ▁groups ▁of ▁cards ▁are ▁de alt ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁draw ▁p ile ▁and ▁disc ard ▁p ile , ▁one ▁with ▁four ▁cards ▁and ▁one ▁with ▁three . ▁The ▁latter ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁tal ons ▁or ▁wings . ▁The ▁four ▁card ▁and ▁three ▁card ▁tal ons ▁are ▁taken ▁immediately ▁by ▁the ▁partners hips ▁after ▁making ▁their ▁initial ▁m eld s ▁respectively . ▁The ▁disc ard ▁p ile ▁itself ▁starts ▁out ▁empty . ▁▁ ▁The ▁draw - two - cards ▁rule ▁is ▁not ▁used . ▁Two ▁can ast as ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁go ▁out . ▁Play ▁is ▁to ▁ 8 , 5 0 0 . ▁ ▁Initial