If there is a tie in the highest cards, the next highest cards are compared, and so on.Īny time a player holds exactly 31, they may 'knock' immediately, and they win the pot. Example: K, Q, 6 (total 26) would beat Q, 9, 7 (also total 26). If there is a tie for the highest score, the player with the highest-ranking card wins. The player with the highest total value of cards of the same suit wins the pot. Then there is a showdown in which the players reveal their hands and compare values. All other players then get one more turn to exchange cards. A player indicates this by 'knocking' on the table. Players take turns, clockwise around the table, until one player is satisfied that the card values they hold will likely beat the other players. (Variation: Players may exchange any number of cards with the widow in this manner.)

On each turn, a player may take one card from the widow and replace it with one card from their hand (face up). The player on the dealer's left has the first turn. Three cards are dealt face down to each player then three cards are dealt face up for a 'widow.' The Playīefore play begins, all players put an equal amount of chips into a pot. The players cut for deal and the lowest card deals, the turn to deal alternates to the left. Rank of CardsĪ (high), K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 (low) Card Values/scoringĪn Ace counts 11 points, face cards count 10 points, and all other cards count their face value. The goal is to obtain a hand that totals 31 in cards of one suit or to have a hand at the showdown whose count in one suit is higher than that of any other player.

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