The player of a Zwiccolo commits himself to make two tricks, not more and not less. Apart from that, the rules for negative games apply. In a Zwiccolo game, you can subdivide your hand cards in the following categories:

• Safe takers
• Unsafe takers
• Unwanted takers
• Unsafe non-takers
• Safe non-takers

The Zwiccolo player should act follows:

• If he can lead the first card, this should happen three times only, he should try make the unwanted takers non-dangerous by playing them as first card. Because of the over trumping obligation, the opponents must take them if possible.
• If he has reached the committed number of tricks already or he has enough safe takers left and he is forced to overtrump the highest card on table, he should choose a card that could be over trumped by a following opponent if any possible.
• If he has not reached yet the committed number of tricks and he has no safe takers left, he should try to save his unsafe or unwanted takers against over trumping by an opponent.

The opponents of the Zwiccolo player should act as follows:

• As long as the Zwiccolo player still needs a trick, you should prefer to play higher cards of those suits not played yet or of tarock to make it more clear where he is strong or weak.
• If the Zwiccolo player has taken two tricks already, leading of a lower card makes most sense when the Zwiccolo player is at the last position and he could still have one card of that suit. Leading such a lower card could be especially promising if you have the King of that suit additionally and some cards between King and the lower card are outstanding. Also, your partners should not be forced to trump this suit with tarock.
• If you cannot recognize such a possibility, you should try to reduce the tarocks in your hand and in the hands of your partners.