When any player uses Trump cards to take a Trick that already contains Trump cards, each individual Trump card in the Trick must be outranked in order to win the Trick.
No player is permitted to look at cards once they have been discarded and turned face down. This includes looking at the Pups at the conclusion of a Round. A penalty of One point will be immediately subtracted from that player’s point total. If that player has Zero points tallied on the score board, One point is added to all other player’s point total. If the awarding of a point would result in any player or team winning the game, no points are awarded and the penalized player is required to forfeit their next deal.
All points must be pegged at the end of each round, prior to the completion of the following deal. Any points not pegged prior to the completion of the following deal are forfeited.
When a player or team accumulates a score of 11 points and any other player or team has not tallied a point, the game ends and is considered a Skunk win worth double.
If any player accumulates all Eight Den cards in a Round, Two additional points are added to that player’s point total at the end of the Round.
The Dealer is not entitled to claim a Misdeal.
If a Dealer Declares and neglects to discard Four cards prior to beginning play, they lose their turn and the Deal rotates clockwise to the next player.
If any player plays cards out of turn, a penalty of One point will be immediately subtracted from that player’s point total. If the penalized player has Zero points tallied on the score board, One point is added to all other player’s point total. If the awarding of a point would result in any player or team winning the game, no points are awarded and the penalized player is required to forfeit their next deal.
If multiple players or teams total identical scores of 15 points or higher at the end of a Round, play continues with all players or teams until a winner has been established.
To play Little Wolf with Five to Eight players, a second Deck is required and the Two Decks are then combined.
In Five or Six player format, each player is dealt 13 cards face down.
In Seven player format, each player is dealt 11 cards face down.
In Eight player format, each player is dealt 9 cards face down.