• Deck: 84 cards (3 decks of ranks 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A)[cite: 1].
• Players: Exactly 7 players, 12 cards each[cite: 1].
• Starting Bid: 1,260 with min 10 raise[cite: 2, 4].
• Trump & Partner Call: Highest bidder picks trump and names any card they hold[cite: 2]. Players with other copies are secret partners until that card is played[cite: 2]!
• Matching Cards: When identical cards are played in a trick, the last one played wins[cite: 3, 4]!