Deal out all the cards evenly. If three are playing, remove the 2 of Clubs. Player to the dealer s left leads the first trick.
Standard trick taking rules apply.
The first player leads a card, the others must follow suit if they can otherwise they may play any card. The highest card of the led suit takes the trick unless a trump suit is played in which case the highest trump takes it. At the start of the hand, however, there is no trump suit yet. Aces rank highest for taking tricks but are only worth one point for scoring. The first suit broken in becomes ineligible for trump.