From the instructions: "Each player is dealt a "Stockpile" of 10 to 15 cards (depending on the number of players). The aim of the game is to get rid of these cards by creating Building Piles of cards in numerical sequence from 1 through 10. A player is also dealt a Hand of 3 new cards face up at the beginning of his/her turn which are used to assist in playing the Stockpile."