Tonk is played with a standard deck of 52 playing cards and each card has a point value in the game. All picture cards are worth 10 points, but aces are worth only 1 point.

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1. If a player got 49 or 50 points, the player should declare themself first and show the cards, as mentioned in the tonk rules. However, if you forgot to declare even you got 49 or 50 points, then the player has to pay the amount twice, and if two players have 49 or 50 then the game will be drawn, and no payment will be made next game will start. If all of your cards are completed in the tonk card game.
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The rest of the cards are worth their face value in points. A 2 is worth 2 points, a 3 is worth 3 points, and so on.

Starting a Game

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If there’s money on the game, then the stakes need to be agreed upon before starting. The usual procedure is for each participating player to put up a fixed amount of money per hand, with the winner of a hand then taking that fixed amount from each player. A game can consist of several hands.

Players then cut the cards to determine who will be the first dealer. Whichever player gets the highest card will deal first, and the deal then passes clockwise on all subsequent hands.

To begin a hand, each player is dealt three, five, seven, or twelve cards face down. The number of cards dealt depends on the number of players taking part.

The Tonk

If a player is dealt cards that give them a total points value of 50, they must declare this immediately. This is known as a tonk, and it wins the hand immediately. When a player wins with a tonk they win double the normal stakes from each player.

Some people also play the rules where a points value of 49 is a tonk, and some where a points value of 11 or lower is a Tonk. When playing with these rules, it’s normal that a tonk of 50 will beat one of 49, which will beat one of 11.

Assuming there is no tonk, the dealer turns over the first undealt card face up to start the discard pile. The rest of the undealt cards are placed face down to start the stock pile. Play then starts to the dealers’ left and continues in a clockwise direction.

On their turn, a player must take one card from either the discard pile or the stockpile, and throw away one card by placing it face up on the top of the discard pile. Below is a screenshot from a game of tonk being played online.

The aim of the game is to use your cards to form spreads. A spread is made up of three or more cards of the same rank (for example three 10s or four jacks) or three or more cards of the same suit in sequence (for example 3, 4, 5, 6 of diamonds).

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When you have a spread in your hand, then you can place that spread down during your turn by laying it down in front of you on the playing surface face up.

During your turn you may also add cards to any spreads you have previously put down or any spreads any other player has put down.

Winning a Hand

We’ve already mentioned how a hand can be won at the very beginning by having a tonk, but there are other ways to win too.

The first player to do this wins the hand. They are then paid the agreed stake by each of the other players.

You can also win a hand by what is known as dropping. This can usually only be done at the start of your turn, before drawing, but some people play rules where you can do this after drawing too.

To drop you must place all of your cards face up on the table, and all the other players must then do the same.

If you drop and do not have the lowest points value this is known as being caught. You’ll have to pay the previously agreed stake to each player that has a lower points value than you.

In addition, the player that has the lowest points value is the winner of the hand and receives the agreed stake from each player, including you.

Each player adds up the points value of the cards in their hand, and the player with the lowest value is the winner. They receive the agreed stake from each player.

Other popular card games that are not dissimilar to Tonk include rummy and spades. We have guides to those games, too, on the following pages.

You can play easily both of these games, and Tonk, at home for fun. You can even play for money if you have friends and family that are happy to gamble with you. However, there aren’t many places where you can play these games online for real money.

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Tonk Card Game Online

Tonk is a card game played with a standard 52 card poker deck that I first came across in Glen Cook's Black Company series of fantasy books which I highly recommend. From the readings, I was able to piece together a playable and enjoyable card game that is both fast paced and strategic. I'm also aware that there are other games with the name of Tonk but with different rules. If anyone knows this game, please post follow up articles to point out my mistakes and whatnot.

To begin, with a shuffled deck (statistical studies show that seven shuffles are best) deal five cards to each player. The players then find the total of their hands by summing the values of each card: face cards are ten, aces are one, all other cards have their number value. If a player's hand has a total of less than or equal to fifteen or greater than or equal to 49, then that player has Tonk and must say so. If no other players claim Tonk, the player who does have it has won and must be payed double the payoff by each player. The payoff amount is agreed upon before games are played. If more than one player has Tonk, then the game is a draw and a new hand is begun. Winning in this manner, Tonking out, can only occur immediately after the deal. Once regular play has started, no one can get a Tonk. If no player has Tonk, play proceeds to the left of the dealer.

On a players turn, their are two fundamental options. The first is to attempt to win the game by going down which consists of the player dropping his hand on the table and proclaiming the current value of said hand. If that player's total is the lowest, then that player wins and each other player must pay the winner the normal payoff amount. If the player who went down does not have the lowest valued hand, then he must pay double the payoff to each of the players who have lower totals than he and the other players do nothing and pay no one.

If the player does not 'go down' he takes either the top card on the draw pile or the top card on the discard pile. If a player has three or four of a kind, a run(a straight in the same suit) of three or more cards, or cards that fit into runs from other players, he can drop those cards out of his hand, thereby reducing the total value of his hand. The cards dropped out in this manner are placed on the table in front of the player so that the other players can see any run to which they may add cards to. The player ends his turn with a discard. If at any time during his turn, the player has no more cards in his hand, he wins and all other players must pay him the payoff amount.

This sequence proceeds until someone wins the game.

Credits

Original game idea by Glen Cook.

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