The game is for two or more players. Each player is dealt three cards, face down. The dealer starts the deal to the player on his left. It is replaced by the top card on the deck or the previous card on the discard pile. The player that comes closest to 31 with three cards in the same suit is the winner.
Play continues by discarding one card at a time until a player knocks twice on the table.
After the knock the players get one last discard. The hands are then shown and the hand closest to 31 wins. A player who hits 31 exactly wins automatically and does not have to wait for the knock or make a knock. Ties are redealt. Up to 8 players may play.