Each player then tries to take tricks, being that the higher value cards outweigh the lower ones.

If you are dealt a pair or three of a kind, stick to that value card throughout the game.

The knock value card will be dealt from the bottom and turned over on top.

For instance, if the three cards in a hand are all different suits, the highest value card would stand as that player's score.

A very common variation is that when four of the same value card are played in a row, then the pile automatically clears.

One exception to this is if the player is able to end the game with a run or set of same value cards.

Another configuration would be a stored value card, with a set price, and charges deducted as each trip is taken.

The large penalty associated with low value cards makes winning as many tricks as possible a bad strategy.

Strategy for the bold move ("the short game" where you play a 99 value card on the first hand)

Travel card schemes are often supplemented or replaced by stored value cards.