One of the players shuffles the cards and then deals them among all the players (one of the players will receive one extra card).
Players look at their own cards but keep them hidden from others. Players sort through their cards, making as many pairs as possible, and placing these pairs face-up on the table in front of them.
The dealer goes first, then play proceeds clockwise. On your turn, fan out your cards, making sure no one else can see them. The player to your left pick one of your cards. As players make pairs in their hand, they discard them faceup to the table immediately.
Once it is impossible to make more pairs, the game ends and the player with the old lady card, loses.
The player who collected most pair cards has the right to "cover" the loser with charcoal.