Rules
Taking a standard 52-card deck of playing cards (without Jokers), three cards are drawn from the bottom of the deck and placed face up in a line on the table laid out in the order they were drawn so the faces can be read.
Spot cards (cards from ace, deuce, etc. to ten) have their face value while face cards (jack, queen, and king) are valued at ten points. If the total of at least two consecutive cards in the line equals 10, 20, or 30, they are discarded. The cards are treated as if in a straight line, so cards coming from both the front and back of the line that value to ten, twenty, or thirty are not considered consecutive unless they occupy a physically adjacent position to the card. After this has been repeated until no more discards are possible, draw a card from the stock and place face up on the extreme right of the line (or on top of the stack if playing on one hand), and resume checking for discards.
The game continues until all cards are dealt or discarded, or when no more sets can be collected. The object of the game is to have as few cards as possible at the end, with the game being won when all cards are discarded.
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