The player sitting one seat after the declarer (one with the highest bid and not the dealer) in normal rotation is known as the "eldest hand," also called the "forehand" in Skat and other games of German origin. The eldest hand "leads" to the first "trick," i.e. places the first card of the trick face up in the middle of all players. The other players each follow with a single card, in the direction of play. When every player has played a card to the trick, the trick is evaluated to determine the winner, who takes the cards, places them face down on a pile, and leads to the next trick. The winner or taker of a trick is usually the player who played the highest-value card of the suit that was led, unless the game uses one or more "trump" cards (see below).