You can be the “Host” (host) in the game or as a regular participant.
Minimum players must be 2 people (Host and 1 regular player), in order to play. I used to played this card game when I was kid long time ago. In my place we people call this game by "MINUMAN" which mean drink. Why? Because every time player runs out of matched card, he/she must drink card from the deck of cards on the table.