# How to play Partners in Cards

## Quick setup

1. Shuffle the deck.
2. Deal seven cards to each player.
3. Each player secretly chooses three cards and gives them to their partner.
4. Choose who takes the first turn.

## A turn

Play one card from your hand. Unless the card says otherwise, the other player answers, performs or resolves it. A completed card is discarded. Players do not automatically draw every turn; draw only when a card instructs it. Then the other player takes a turn.

If a player refuses an eligible card, the Sin Bin rule applies according to the full instructions. The first player with no cards left wins.

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