The player to the left of the dealer goes first and continues clockwise. Look at your cards but keep them secret from opponents. Players will discard cards onto a face up pile next to the draw pile. Then shuffle the red backed deck, deal five cards to each player, and place the remaining cards face down in a draw pile in the center of the queens. Shuffle the 12 queen cards (green backs) and place them face down (asleep) in the center of the playing area in four rows of three.
Separate the cards into two decks according to card back. Note that each queen has a different point value, and that there are also King, Knight, Dragon, Jester, Sleeping Potion, and Wand cards, as well as number cards from 1 through 10. The first time you play, look through the deck to get familiar with the cards.
The object of the game is to be the first player to:
