If a player does not have a matching card in his hand to discard, he must press the button on the card thrower. If he is lucky, he is spared. If he's unlucky, the thrower spits out between 1 and 8 cards. The goal is to be the first player to reach 500 points or the first to discard all cards. Points are awarded to the first player to discard all cards. He gets points for the cards that his fellow players have not yet discarded.