Tongits Club

Classic Pinoy Tongits Game

Tongits is a card game similar to Gin Rummy. To play Tongits, you need a standard deck of 52 playing cards and a total of 3 players. The object of Tongits is to be the first to play all of your cards or to have the lowest score. Each card has a value in Tongits, which includes 10 for a face card, corresponding numerical values for number cards, and 1 for an ace. Your goal is to play cards so you have fewer points than your opponents at the end of the game. You can play cards by creating melds, which are sets of 3 or more of the same card or 3 or more cards of the same suit in a sequence. You can also lay off cards on other players melds, which is when you place 1 or more cards down that fit into the meld. There are 4 different ways to win the game, including having the lowest score, calling “Tongit,” calling “Draw,” or challenging after someone else calls “Draw.”