The Chief will be interested in a partner with a good stock of trumps. Bluffing doesn't usually work, and it may irritate a fellow player with consequences in later rounds. If you have the Chief's post in view then it's best to bid up to the maximum that your hand allows, taking the strength of potential partners into account. Bidding too low will mean that you become Chief too seldom, and miss bonus-point scoring possibilities when you do. The Chief leads to the first round.
Play continues in a clockwise direction.
Each trick consists of one card from each player. A player must follow suit where possible, ie if they have a card of the same colour as the first card in the trick then they must play it. If a player cannot follow suit then they may play any other card, they do not have to play a trump. If the card led is a trump then all other players must play a trump if they have one. Since both Chief and Vice choose trumps this may not necessarily be a card of the same suit as the card led.