If you want a shorter game, only deal out 13 cards into each goal pile.
Kings are wild cards, so you can use them as any rank. When you play the top card of the goal pile, immediately flip the next card of the goal pile face-up so you can see it. If you ever play all the cards from your hand, draw 5 more cards from the stock and keep taking your turn.
You can put the cards in any order when you make your side stacks. You can only ever play the top card of a side stack. Any card underneath the top card is unavailable.
If both players finish their goal piles, then the game ends in a tie.
Example: You have a 2, 3, 4, queen, and king. A center stack has a jack showing. On your turn, play the queen to complete the stack. Then, start a new stack with the king and play the rest of the cards in your hand.
Example: If there’s an ace in the center stack and your opponent has a 3 on top of their goal pile, wait to play a 2 so your opponent can’t play their card. Be sure to check the top cards of your opponent’s side stacks as well since they may be setting up a big play.
Example: On your turn, you discard a 7 and place it on top of an 8 in your side stack. If there’s a 6 on a center pile during your next turn, you can play the 7, immediately making the top card an 8 that’s available to play.
