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In many official sets of rules for card games, the rules specifying the penalties for various infractions occupy more pages than the rules specifying how to play correctly.

This is tedious, but necessary for games that are played seriously.

Players who intend to play a card game at a high level generally ensure before beginning that all agree on the penalties to be used.

When playing privately, this will normally be a question of agreeing house rules.

In a tournament there will probably be a tournament director who will enforce the rules when required and arbitrate in cases of doubt.