Both players try to win chips by laying out the best combinations from 5 cards, the player who has won more after three rounds wins the game. The variant played in each round is determined by the roll of a die, depending on the variant one draws cards from the stack or from 4 or 5 open cards, which are replenished when all are gone. Or one can choose on which side of the board one places a card or draws 2 cards, gives one to the opponent and places the other. Up the Ante includes betting on joint cards with chips from one’s stock.