Okey 101

How to play

1. 106 tiles: 1 to 13 in four colours, two of each, plus two false jokers. Everyone gets 21 tiles; the starting player gets 22 and begins by discarding.
2. A tile is turned up as the indicator, and the okey is the next tile of its colour (after 13 comes 1). The okey is wild; a false joker plays only as the okey's own face.
3. On your turn you draw from the stock, or take the previous player's discard if you put it down that turn, then meld if you wish, then discard.
4. A run is three or more consecutive tiles of one colour, a set three or four of one number in different colours, and a pair two identical tiles.
5. You open with runs and sets worth at least 101 in one turn, or with five pairs. Once open, you may add tiles to any meld on the table.
6. Discarding an okey, or a tile that could be added to the table, costs 101.

Scoring and winning

• A round ends when a player melds every tile and discards the last one; they score minus 101, doubled for finishing with pairs or with an okey discard.
• Everyone else adds the value of the tiles left in hand, doubled for a pairs opener; a player who never opened adds 202, or 404 or more when the winner finishes with pairs, an okey discard or all 21 tiles at once.
• If the stock runs out with no winner, unopened players add 202 and the rest the value of their tiles.
• After three rounds, or one if you choose it before the game, the lowest total wins.