Basic info:

• The game is for 3 to 5 players. The game is played with two standard decks including four jokers (108 cards). For more than 5 players another deck (complete with jokers) is added.

• The game revolves around building Sets (three of a kind) and/or Runs (four in a sequence) for the particular hand being played.  Runs must always be the same suit.

• 12 cards are dealt to each player and there are nine hands (or rounds)

1. One Set
2. One Run
3. Two Sets
4. One Set & Two Runs
5. Two Runs
6. Three Sets
7. One Run, Two Sets
8. Two Runs, One Set
9. Three Runs

• The remaining cards are placed face down with one card flipped up as the start of the up card or discard pile.

• Play goes clockwise, with the person to the left of the dealer going first.  On their turn the player must pick a card from the deck or the up card (discard), make any plays, and then discard.  Once a person has the required combination of cards to lay down in the hand being played they can do so, but only during their turn.

• Once a player has put their cards on the table they can also play on any other cards on the table.  A wild card can be replaced with a natural card.  This wild card can then be replayed as the player sees fit.

• In each hand play continues until a player goes out by playing all of their cards. A discard is not required to go out.

• When a player goes out the remaining players must must add up their unplayed cards.  Score is kept and the player with the lowest points wins:  3 through 9 = face value of the card, 10-K = 10 points, Aces are 15 points and wild cards are 20 points.

• Jokers and 2's are wild and can be played anywhere, however, you must have at least two natural (non-wild) cards to play a set or run.  Natural cards in mixed with wilds need not be in order: 5,W,W,8 or J,W,K,W are both valid (where W=wild card)

• Aces are always high in runs (Aces can only be played at the end of a run, that would be after a king as in J,K,Q,A)

Runs and Sets can be split if needed: 

    • Six 5's can be split in to two sets of 5's.

    • Likewise 5,6,7,8,9,10,J,Q can be split into 5,6,7,8 and 9,10,J,Q for two runs.

 

Buying a card:

• A player can "buy" the up card if it is not their turn, but they must also take a penalty card from the top of the deck. 

• The up card that is purchased must be done before the current player picks up a card. That is to say a card cannot be bought if the current player draws a card either from the deck or the discard pile!

• If more than one player wants buy that card the player who's is next in line to play gets the card.  (i.e. If play is flowing from player A to B to C to D and player D wants the up card on player A's turn, he can only buy the card if player B and C do not wish to buy the card.)

• A player can only buy three times during the round.  An easy way to keep track is that a player should never have more than 18 cards in their hand.

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