The player left of the deal starts and then play is passed on clockwise. No other cards may be looked at unless they are being discarded or if the situation is called for during game play. Before the play begins, players may flip any two cards in their layout face-up. The top card is moved face-up and placed beside the draw pile, this card forms the discard pile. The cards that were not dealt form a draw pile. Dealers deal 6 cards to each player, one at a time, to form a rectangular layout. Both the deal and the play move clockwise. Games with 4-8 players use two packs and games with more than 8 use three. In a game with 2-4 players, a standard 52-card deck will suffice.
