If a black 3 is discarded, the discard pile is blocked. The DiscardĪ player’s turn ends with a discard. The value can come from multiple melds in the same turn. Once a team hits 3000 game points, the first melds need to have a combined card value of 120 points. Once a team hits 1500 game points, the first melds need to have a combined card value of 90 points. The first melds laid by a team need to have a combined card value of 50 points when starting the game. Wildcards (jokers and 2s) can be used in any meld, but a meld can never have more wildcards than natural cards. Three cards of similar rank are needed to start a meld. MeldingĪfter the draw, a player can choose to create melds, if possible. The player can also choose to draw the top card of the deck, even if it is possible to draw the top discard. If a player cannot draw the top discard, the player must draw from the deck.

If the top card of the discard pile is successfully melded, the player gets all the other cards in the discard pile. A player is allowed to draw from the discard pile if the top card is used to create a meld, or can be added to an existing meld. If a player is dealt a red 3, or if a red three is ever drawn, it is immediately played on the table, and a card is drawn to replace it. The player left of the dealer is first to play. These wildcards can be added to any meld, but a meld can never have more wildcards than cards of the actual number. A meld has to have at least three cards to be started. Points are scored by melding cards of the same rank together as a team. The objective of the game is to be the first team to score 5000 points. The top card of the remaining deck is flipped up.

Two card decks including jokers Four players pen and paper for scorekeeping DealĮach player is dealt 11 cards, one at a time.

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