For all game categories, the following rules apply:

• Playing sequence
  The playing sequence is counter-clockwise.
• Follow suit obligation
  The suit of the first card must be followed. This is also true for tarock. If a player does not have the first card suit, he must play tarock instead. Only if he has neither the first card suit nor tarock, he may play a card of any suit.

For all positive games, the following rules apply:

• Bonus points
  Bonus points can be made announced or unannounced (quietly). However, the bonus points are scored differently in the implemented rule sets are evaluated differently.
  • Valat
    The Valat is a bonus point that counts in all positive games. It means that one party makes all the tricks.
  • All Kings or Big Honors
    Is a bonus point that counts in most rule sets in all positive games. It means that one party has all 4 kings in the tricks.
• Winner
  The contenders of a positive game must achieve at least the predefined score to win the game. If they won, each partner receives the game score from one of the opponents. Otherwise, they must pay each one of the opponents. A single player receives from or pays to three opponents of course.
• Contra
  If a player announces a contra against the game or against an announced bonus point, that contra pertains to the whole party the player is a member of, either the contenders or the opponents.

For positive games, the following rules apply to subcategories:

• Solo games
  The declarer of a solo game relinquishes the Talon. At game end, the full Talon goes to the opponents if they have made at least one trick. On the other hand, for most rule sets, all bonus points count double for this, with the exception of Valat.
• Games with Talon half selection
  With those games, the Talon will be uncovered and the declarer can choose one-half (3 cards) of them. Afterwards, he must deposit three odd cards to his tricks pile. The other half of the Talon goes to the opponents when game ends.
• Three with Six
  With this game, the forehand player gets the full Talon (6 cards) without uncovering it before. Afterwards, he must deposit six odd cards to his tricks pile

For positive games with tarock as trump, the following special rule apply:

• Pagat overtrumps remaining Trula
  If Excuse (XXII), Moon (XXI), and Pagat (I) concur in the same trick, the Pagat wins the trick. This is called "Fable Trick" or "Kaiser Trick". This rule can be turned off with this option.

For positive games with tarock as trump, the following rules apply to subcategories:

• Caller or partner games
  • The declarer calls a King. The player with the King in his hand is the partner of the caller.
  • The partner must not expose himself by any other ways than playing the called King or announcing King ultimo (KU).
  • If the caller has three kings of his own, he must call the "4. King" without naming the suit of that King.
  • If the caller finds the King within the Talon, he must take that half of the Talon containing the King and play the game without a partner. Alternatively, he may surrender the game prematurely to avoid the announcement of a contra against him. In contrast, the player of a solo game cannot surrender prematurely because the Talon is not discovered until the game ends.
• Single player games
  The declarer plays against the three other players.

Positive color games are single player games. The following rules apply for them:

• Bonus points
  As bonus points, only the Valat and  optional "All Kings" can be announced or made silent (without announcement).
• Tarock as last color suit
  A player must not lead tarock as the first player if he has any color suit left.
• May not dispose color cards as long as Tarock cards - except Trula pieces - are still present.
  This restriction can be turned on with this option.

Negative games are single player games. The following rules apply for them:

• Fixed number of tricks to be taken
  With all negative games, except Thrash, a fixed number of tricks must be taken, not more and not less: The Beggar must take no tricks, the Piccolo must take one trick exactly, and the Zwiccolo must take two tricks exactly. The winner receives the game score from all other players. The loser must pay them accordingly.
• Over Trumping obligation
  Under consideration of the follow suit obligation, a player must overtrump the highest card on table if possible.
• Multiple declarers
  Several players can announce a negative game of the same rank and perform it in parallel. Peer negative games are Piccolo, Zwiccolo, and Triccolo If this is the case, the player in forehand or the first game announcer may play the first card.
• Single declarer
  The declarer of a single negative game must lead the first card in the game.
• Pagat as last tarock
  The Pagat must not be played until it is the last tarock in hand. This restriction can be overridden by this option.
• Contra
  A contra must be announced against a particular player. The other two players are not affected.

For negative games, the following rules apply to subcategories:

• Normal negative game
  Negative games are played with covert cards as all other tarock games, except the ouvert games. No player can see the cards of the other players.
• Ouvert negative games
  With ouvert games, the cards of all players are uncovered after taking the first trick and playing the first card after that. However, all players must still act independently without any consultation. This is also true for the simulator "Tarobot".

The following forehand games can only be played by the forehand:

• Thrash (Trischaken)
• Caller (Koenig-Rufer)
• Three with Six (Sechser-Dreier)