The player with the Seven of Diamonds starts. Players open each suite with the Seven of that suite. After the suite has been opened the players lay out the cards of the suite above and below the Seven in order, adding cards in sequence down to the ace and up to the king. If a player can not lay down a card then they 'Knock' and the turn passes to the next player. The first player to run out of cards wins the hand.

The game has many options and settings

Depending on the options the deck of cards can be anywhere from 30 cards in 3 suites to 182 cards in 9 suites

The following options are available

1. Number Of Suites in Deck (3 - 8)
2. Number Of Cards in Suite (10-20)
3. Number Of Players At Table (3 - 7)
(The empty seats will be filled with robot players)
4. Number Of Human Players At Table (1 - 7)
(Multiple players can play in pass the phone / pad mode)
5. Include Tarot Trumps in Deck (Yes-No)
6. Use Pass Three Worst Cards Rule (Yes-No)
7. Speed of Card Animations (Slow - Fast)
8. Play Music (Yes-No)

Other names for this game are Laying Out Sevens,Fan Tan,Crazy Sevens,Parliament,Auto,Cinquillo,Domino,Elfer Raus,Sjuan