

In some variations, a player may also lie about the number of cards they are playing, if they feel confident that other players will not notice the discrepancy.Some variants allow only a single card to be discarded during a turn.Others allow the current rank to be repeated or progress down through ranks instead of up. Some variants allow a rank above or below the previous rank to be called.A common British variant allows a player to pass their turn if they don’t wish to lie or if all the cards of the required rank have clearly been previously played.The game ends when one player runs out of cards, at which point that player wins. Once the next player has placed cards, however, it is too late to call out any previous players. If that player was right about the cards they played, the caller must take the pile into their hand. If the accused player was indeed lying, they have to take the whole pile of cards into their hand. This stops the play, and the cards in question are revealed to all players. If any player thinks another player is lying, they can call the player out by shouting "Cheat" (or "Bluff", "I doubt it", etc.). Players may lie by including cards which are not of the rank required for that turn. As players call the rank, they discard one or more cards face down, and declare the number of cards discarded. Play continues like this, increasing rank each time, with aces following kings. The second player does the same, and must call twos. The player who sits to the left of the dealer (clockwise) takes the first turn, and must call aces. Some players may end up with one card more or less than other players. Shuffle the cards and deal them as evenly as possible among the players. One pack of 52 cards is used for four or fewer players five or more players should combine two 52-card packs.
