Winning a Hand
- The standard way to win a hand of tonk is to get rid of all your cards by forming new spreads and/or adding cards to existing spreads. ...
- If the total points value of the cards in your hand is lower than anyone else's, then you win! ...
- A hand can also be won if the stock pile runs out.
How do you hit in tonk?
It is achieved by melding or hitting until no cards remain in the player's hand. The difference between tonking out and running out is that when a player tonks out, they use all six cards in either a spread or by hitting multiple times. When a player "runs out", they use five cards and discard one.
How do you keep score in tunk?
After each player has had a turn, the count of each player's unmatched cards is scored against them. (A deuce counts only 2 points.) If the tunker does not have the lowest count, they are charged double their count. When a player's score reaches 100, they are out of the game.
