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Three thirteen is a variation of the card game Rummy.It is an eleven-round game played with two or more players. It requires two decks of cards with the jokers removed. Like other Rummy games, once the hands are dealt, the remainder of the cards are placed face down on the t
The composition is indicated in brackets thus: (suits x cards) e.g. (4 x AKQJT) means 4 suits each containing the Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten. The key to suits is: F = French-suited cards, G = German-suited cards, I = Italian-suited cards, Sp = Spanish-suited cards and Sw = Swiss-suited cards.
Accordingly, the card values and the last trick add up to a total of 162 points. Additional points are scored by players who have certain combinations in a single trick: Four cards of the same rank (very rare) – 100 (or 200 for four jacks), 3 or 4 consecutive cards in the same suit – 20/50, King and Queen of trumps ("Stuk") – 20.
Eldest hand is the first player dealt a 3 as an upcard. If no player has 3 face up, then the first player to declare a 3 in hand starts. If no-one has a 3, then the game is started by the person dealt a 4, etc. Eldest leads off by playing a card or set of cards face up in the middle of the table to start a common wastepile.
Card with a point value. Also counting card. [4] counting card. A card that has an intrinsic scoring value when taken in a trick. Also counter. [38] count out. During play, to claim to have enough points for game, thus ending the play; to go out during the play. [29] court card
Another variant requires the President to give their lowest cards to the scum, even if this "breaks up" a good combination in their starting deal. Other variations include "straights" or "runs". Similar to a poker straight, but a player may play a minimum of a 3 card straight (e.g 3 4 5).
The distinction is that the play in a card game chiefly depends on the use of the cards by players (the board is a guide for scorekeeping or for card placement), while board games (the principal non-card game genre to use cards) generally focus on the players' positions on the board, and use the cards for some secondary purpose.
Each card names the other three in its group. Quartets is a dedicated deck card game with the object to collect 4 cards in a series, similar to Go Fish and Happy Families. Each pack originally contained 32 cards, divided into 8 groups of 4 cards, unlike a normal 52 pack of playing cards, but the number of groups changed from company to company.