How do you tonk out?

How do you tonk out?

End of the play – payments This is usually called a tonk, or the player is said to "tonk out". The winner is paid a double stake by each other player. The player with no cards wins and each of the other players pays the agreed basic stake to the winner. Someone drops or goes down or knocks at the start of their turn.

What is a knock in Tonk?

Before discarding, the player may "tunk" (knock) if their unmatched cards count five or less. The player then spreads their hand, separating matched and unmatched cards. A matched set may have no more than four cards and must include two natural cards. A sequence may be three cards or more.

What cards do you take out in Tonk?

It is achieved by melding or hitting until no cards remain in the player's hand. However, what differs tonking out from running out is that when you Tonk out, you use all the cards (6) in either a spread or by hitting multiple times. When you "run out", you use (5) cards and discard one.

How do you play the card game Pitty Pat?

Shuffle and deal five cards to each player. Place the deck stub in the center of the table, forming the stock. Then, turn the top card of the stock face up; this card, the upcard, is the first card of the discard pile.