Gamers alternately draw cards from the draw or discard piles, then toss a card from their hand onto the discard pile. Establishing Runs and Serumny arests. Creating runs of three or more consecutive cards of the same suit, or sets of three or four cards of the same rank, is the aim. A player can lay down a valid set or run on the table and build upon it in subsequent turns once they have formed one. Gaining the Advantage in Sports.