The King counts 13, the Queen counts 12, and the Jack counts 11. See the rules for Black Lady given above. The cards must be selected before looking at the cards being received from an opponent. The direction of the pass alternates for each deal. The first deal is passed left.
Second deal is passed right.
Third deal is passed across. The fourth deal has no pass and players are stuck with what they are dealt. The next deal then restarts the loop with pass left. See the rules for Black Lady given above. After the deal each player must select three cards from his hand to pass to the player on his right.