You just count the number of cards in the run. Single runs are when you don’t have any pairs in the run. Look ahead as I cover the common run combinations with examples.
It’ll also help you with determining the correct discards faster. This will speed up your play and make games go faster. There’s nothing wrong with counting each run one point at a time, but as you gain more experience, you’ll notice different patterns of runs are always worth the same amount of points. You can’t count the A-2-3 and 2-3-4 as separate runs. If you have the Ace of hearts, 2 of spades, 3 of spades, and 4 of diamonds, you only get four points. If you have the Ace of Hearts, 2 of spades, 2 of clubs, and 3 of spades, you can use the Ace and the 3 with both 2s to count two runs.īut you can’t split a run of four to make two runs of three. Aces and Kings cannot be next to each other to make a run.Ĭards used in a run may be used in another run as long as one card is different. Kings are high and can only connect to the Queen. Runs have to be at least three consecutive cards in length and can be at most 5 cards long (since you only get four cards and the cut card to help you out).Īces are low and can only connect to the 2.
