Cards in this suit hold a higher value then the Aces of the other suits. Within the trump suit card hierarchy is maintained. This may only be done before the game begins. Each player gets a turn to defend himself. The defender is the player to the left of the attacker.
Game play procedes clockwise.
Podkidnoy is the most popular. This variation will be described in the main body of the rules. The rules for the other two variations will descibed in the Variations section. Attacking Attacker reveals a card from his hand by placing it on the table so all can see. After the first card has been defended all players become attackers and may add cards to the table as long as they are of the same face value as other cards in play.