It is not possible to steal the lead in any way, as such, bombing the dog is not allowed. If your partner is out, play passes to the active player after your partner's position. The Dog must be played as the lead card, and passes the lead to your partner. The Dog has no numeric value, and cannot be played in a trick.

This wish remains in effect until someone fulfills it. Any player that does not have the card value asked for, or cannot play it, can then play any suitable card or pass. The wish remains active until it is fulfilled. When the Mah Jong is played, you may make a 'Wish' (request a card number 2-A). The Mah Jong may be played as a 1, either by itself or in straight. The Mah Jong The player with the Mah Jong leads the opening trick, but is not required to play Mah Jong in the trick.

A straight flush of at least five cards.

Bombs may be played at any time (even out of turn) to end a trick, with every player given a chance to play bigger bombs before the trick is taken. A player may pass on a trick with the option to play in later, and a trick is completed if it is passed three times in a row.īomb are special combinations which will beat any card combination with the exception of a bigger bomb. In Tichu, playable card combinations are generally based on Poker hands, with some exceptions. Should a player declare 'Tichu' before the simultaneous exchange, players are allowed to change their out-going exchange cards.Īfter the card exchange, the player with the Mah Jong card leads the first trick.

The differences between Grand Tichu and Tichu are when they may be called, the number of cards you've seen, and the number of points involved.Īll players prepare three cards for simultaneous exchange, with each player passing one card to each of the other players-one to each opponent and one to the partner. Once players have decided whether to make this call, six more cards are dealt (the remaining cards in the deck) and players may no longer declare 'Grand Tichu.' Now, and at any time prior to playing their first card, a player may call 'Tichu,' a 100-point bet that they (not their partner) will be the first player to get rid of their cards. A standard 52-card deck with 4 jokers (marked to indicate the special cards) can also be used.Įach player is dealt eight cards and may call 'Grand Tichu,' a 200-point bet that they (not their partner) will be the first player to get rid of their cards.

The game is played with a deck of 56 cards, consisting of a 52-card deck of four suits (Jade, Sword, Pagoda, Star) plus four special cards (Mah Jong, Dog, Phoenix, Dragon). Each player sits across from their teammate so that play alternates between the two teams.

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