Tongits Plus for Android

11 things about Tongits Plus

1. Melding is optional if a card was taken from the stock; you are not obliged to expose a meld just because you can, and note that melds held in hand do not count against you at the end of the play.

2. The object of the game is, by drawing and discarding, to form sets and runs, and to minimize the count of unmatched cards remaining in your hand.

3. Discard At the end of your turn, one card must be discarded from your hand and placed on top of the discard pile face up.

4. Draw You must begin by taking one card from either the top of the stock or the top card on the discard pile, and adding it to your hand.

5. By doing this you can "open" your hand without losing the bonus payments for a secret set of 4 and without revealing the cards to the other players.

6. You may only take a card from the discard pile if you are able to create a meld (a set or run) with it, and you are then obliged to expose the meld.

7. Tong-Its is a game for three players only, using one standard Anglo-American deck of 52 cards (without jokers).

8. Laying a card off on another player's exposed meld prevents that player from calling Draw on his or her next turn.

9. An Ace is worth 1 point, Jacks, Queens and Kings are worth 10 points each, and all other cards count their face value.

10. A player must lay at least one meld on the table for the hand to be considered opened.

11. Exposing Melds If you have a valid meld or melds (sets or runs) in your hand you can expose any of them on the table in front of you.