Playing
The player to the left of the dealer leads the first trick by playing any card. Play then commences to the left. Each player must follow suit (failing to do so deducts 3 points from the score as a penalty). If a player does not have any cards of the lead suit, any other suit may be played instead.
A trump card may not be played first in a trick unless the trump suit has already been played or the player has only trump cards available. (Trump is said to be "broken" the first time a trump card is played.)
The person who played the highest card in the suit that was led first wins that trick unless a trump card was played, in which case the person who played the highest trump card takes the trick. Cards within a suit are ranked from Ace (highest value) down to 2 (lowest value).
The winner of a trick leads the next trick.
The round ends when all available tricks have been taken.
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