A completed book does not satisfy meld count.
For a score of 30,000 to 49,995 the point meld is 120. For a score of 15,000 to 29,995 the point meld is 90. Initially or for any score less than 14,995 the point meld is 50. To start mending a card point value must be met. A book of 7’s is values at 5000 points.A book of 5’s is valued at 3000 points.A book of wild cards is valued at 2500 points.A “dirty” book (BLACK) no more than 2 wild cards is valued at 300 points.A “clean” book (RED)(No wild cards) is valued at 500 points.Once a card is discarded, play continues to person on the left. Any black threes in a players hand at the end of the round will have 100 points deducted from team score. Any player caught with a red three in their hand at the end of the round will have 500 points deducted from their team score.īlack threes are placed in the discard pile and closes the discard pile for the next player in line. Red “threes” that are taken out and stacked with books are counted at 100 points, unless a book of seven “threes” is collected and counted as 1000 points. At this time, any red “3”s that are in original hand or any drawn may be added to the meld pile for that team and replaced by drawing the same number of cards. Once meld is made any and all cards from the discard pile may be played. Only top card may be used for making their opening meld. If cards are drawn from the discard pile, ALL cards in the pile must be taken. The dealer starts play by picking two cards or may use card from discard pile if they have two like cards in their hand. Second round DEALER is person to left of original dealer and so on. Card cannot be a wild card, seven, five, black or red three. Remaining cards are placed in the card holder and one card is turned to start play. Then the DEALER distributes the HAND clockwise to each player. Each player places their KNEE perpendicular on top of the FOOT. Second, the dealer of the KNEE distributes each stack clockwise to each player.
Each player places their FOOT in front of them. Each dealer deals the appropriate number of cards for each of the players (4 or 6) and places them in front of him/her.įirst, the dealer of the FOOT distributes each stack clockwise to each player. The next player to the right is the dealer of the FOOT (11 cards). The player to immediate right is dealer of the KNEE (13 cards). High card is DEALER of the HAND (15 cards). Six players equals 2 teams of three players, use 7 decks.Įach player draws a card. Four players equals 2 teams of two players, use 6 decks. Three players playing independently use 7 decks of cards.