JAG is an African word means “hunting “. it is a game for 4 players (no partnership) using a special customized 60-card pack. Deal and play are clockwise. Game is divided into 4 "Kingdoms". Each Kingdom consists of 6 games, and the player who "owns the kingdom" decides the sequence of the games to play.
JAG is played by four people using a special 60-card pack contains 4 different jungles (Blue, Green, Red and Yellow). The cards in each suit rank from high to low: the Hunter, Lion, Tiger, Leopard, Hyaena, Wolf, Fox, Hawk, Shrike, Lizard, Spider, Beetle, Ant, Butterfly and the Flower. Deal and play are clockwise.
To begin the session, the cards are shuffled, cut and dealt out to the four players, one at a time, so that each player has 15 cards. It does not matter who deals first, but the player who is dealt the blue ant o in this first deal will "own the 1st kingdom". This player chooses which contract will be played, and will also be dealer for the next 5 deals, choosing a different contract each time.
After the first dealer has played all six contracts, the kingdom passes to the player to his left, then to the player opposite, and finally to the fourth player. Each of these players, during their kingdom, must deal six times, choosing a different contract each time, without repetition. After the four kingdoms are complete, 24 deals have been played, every player has chosen every contract once, and the game is over.
—description from the designer