The first meld laid down by either member of a partnership must be worth at least a certain number of points. Start To Play. Chose a dealer at random. After each hand, the deal passes to the player on the left. The dealer shuffles the cards thoroughly, offers a cut, and then deals each player 11 cards.
Players hold their cards in hand.
Place the remaining deck face down to form the Draw pile. Turn over the top card of the Draw Pile and place it face up next to the Draw pile. This card, called the up card, is the start of the Prize pile. The player to the left of the dealer plays first. Then, play passes to the left.