SEVEN BRIDGE

 

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OBJECTIVE OF SEVEN BRIDGE: Be the player with the highest score at the end of the game

NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 – 4 players

NUMBER OF CARDS: Standard 52 card deck

RANK OF CARDS: (low) Ace – King (high)

TYPE OF GAME: Rummy

AUDIENCE: Adults, Family

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INTRODUCTION OF SEVEN BRIDGE

Seven Bridge is a Rummy game played in Japan, and it is lightly influenced by MahJong. In this game, 7’s are a special card that allows for unique melds to be formed.  Special rules regarding the discard pile allow for turns to be interrupted and even skipped!  바카라사이트

In most Rummy games, players have the choice to take a card from the draw pile or the discard pile, but in Seven Bridge that is not the case.  Players may only draw from the discard pile under certain circumstances.

THE CARDS & THE DEAL

Seven Bridge is played with a standard 52 card deck.  To decide who is the first dealer and scorekeeper, have each player take a card from the deck.  The player with the lowest card must deal and keep score.

The dealer should shuffle the cards thoroughly and deal seven cards to each player one at a time.  The remaining cards are placed face down in the center of the playing space.  These cards make the draw pile.  The top card is flipped over to become the discard pile.

THE PLAY

Each player’s turn is composed of three parts: draw, meld, and discard. 

To begin their turn, a player draws from the draw pile.  A card may only be drawn from the discard pile under certain circumstances (see below). Once the player has drawn, they may play any legal melds face up on the table in front of them.  During the melding phase of a turn, players may also lay off cards.  Laying off involves playing one or more cards onto melds that have already been played. 

A player’s turn ends with them discarding a card from their hand to the discard pile.  A player must always end their turn by discarding. 

Play like this continues until one of the players goes out by discarding their final card.

CHI AND PON

There are special rules in regards to drawing from the discard pile.  Players may never draw from the discard pile on their first turn.  When drawing from the discard pile, that card must immediately be played with at least two other cards to form a meld.  When a player decides that they want the top card from the discard pile, they must signal to the table their reason for wanting it.  Do this by saying chi or pon. 

If it is your turn, and you wish to use the previous player’s discard as part of a run, you say, “chi”.  Take the top card from the discard pile rather than drawing from the draw pile.  Continue your turn as normal and end it by discarding.