Skill resolution is done with an ordinary deck of playing cards rather than dice. At the start of the game, the referee deals everyone four cards, including himself. When a player wants to test a skill, the referee rates the difficulty of the task from 2 to 12. The referee can also play one or more of his cards adding the value of the card or cards to the difficulty rating. The player attempting the task must use his character's relevant skill level plus the value of any cards the player wishes to add. If the character's skill level plus the value of the player's cards equals or betters the task's difficulty level, the character succeeds.