CLEAR RULES. A CONFIDENT FIRST HAND.
Deal Along.
Read the step. Watch it happen. Bring the game to your own table.
Before you deal · 2–9 players
52 cards. Nine players: 45 private + 5 table = 50. Cross is predealt; this guide uses no additional burns.
Use 52 cards, antes and agreed limits. High-only; no wilds. This is the source’s five-private-card version.
Agree the opening contribution, limits and tie rules before the first hand. Use practice counters while learning.
Iron Cross · Criss Cross / STEP 1 OF 70 steps acknowledged · your place is saved
STEP 1 / AT YOUR TABLE
Deal and lay out.
- Deal five private each.
- Put five table cards face down in a cross.
Explain more
Label outer cards top, right, bottom, left; centre stays last.
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