Hand and Objective Rankings. Having the best hand of three cards at the conclusion of each round is the goal of this game, which is normally played with three to six players. Like poker hands, thsatta-king resulte hands are ranked, with a trail (three consecutive cards of the same rank) being the highest ranking hand. Pure sequences (three consecutive cards of the same suit), sequences (three consecutive cards of any suit), color (three consecutive cards of the same suit), pairs (two cards of the same rank), and high cards (the highest single card in the hand) are the next highest ranking hands.