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Isethi yamakhadi angama-32 isetshenziselwa lo mdlalo.
Ekuqaleni komdlalo amakhadi ama-5 aphathwe umdlali ngamunye, bese kubekwa ikhadi linye ubuso ngobuso, bese kuthi amanye amakhadi asele abekwe eceleni kwawo.
Phezu kwekhadi elibekwe ubuso phezulu, abadlali bazofaka ikhadi elinophawu olufanayo (umbala) noma inombolo (inani).
Umdlali ongenalo ikhadi lokwehlisa kufanele akhiphe ikhadi kwiphakethe lekhadi elisele.
Umdlali ophonsa ikhadi ngenombolo ethi "7" (VII) angakhetha ukuthi kube yiphi ikhadi elilandelayo (umbala).
Lowo olahla ikhadi ngesibalo esithi "2" (idayari) uphoqa umdlali olandelayo ukuthi athathe amakhadi amabili, kepha uma enedayari uphoqa olandelayo ukuthi athathe 4, njll.
Umdlali ophonsa i-ace uphoqa umdlali olandelayo ukuthi athathe ithuba uma engenayo i-ace okufanele ayidlalise.
Lapho umdlali enamakhadi amabili esandleni sakhe kufanele amemezele ukuze angajeziswa.
Owinayo ngulowo ohlala kuqala ngaphandle kwezincwadi ngesandla.