However, Ceausescu etiquette dictates that a serf cannot leave the game until she has risen from serfdom or the king grants her special dispensation. If the king allows the serf to leave, the person one level above the serf becomes the new serf. The king's privilege. The king is given the right to tell others what to do. History shows that there have been benevolent kings and not so benevolent kings.
New players enter the game in the middle of the hierarchy.
If there is an odd number of players, the newcomer enters in the lower middle position. For example, in a five-player game, the sixth player would enter as number four. You can't cheat. Don't even try. 2-player Games With two players, each player is dealt 17 cards and the remaining 20 are not used.