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Pişti rules

Complete rule reference for Pişti — the classic Turkish card-collecting game for 2 players. See also the beginner's walkthrough if you are new to the game.

1. Setup
2. Turn order & playing cards
3. Collecting the pile
4. Pişti and Double Pişti
5. Jacks
6. Re-dealing
7. End of hand
8. Scoring
9. Match scoring

1. Setup

• 1 standard 52-card deck, no jokers
• One player is the dealer for the first hand; the role alternates each hand
• The dealer deals 4 cards face-down to each player
• Then deals 4 cards face-up to the centre of the table as the starting pile
• The remaining 44 cards are placed face-down as the draw deck
• The non-dealer plays first

2. Turn order & playing cards

• On your turn, play exactly one card face-up onto the centre pile
• You cannot pass; you must play a card
• If your card collects the pile, you still play just the one card and the turn passes
• Turn order alternates until both players empty their 4-card hand, then new cards are dealt

3. Collecting the pile

You collect the entire centre pile when the card you play matches the rank of the top card on the pile. Collected cards go face-down in your personal pile and are counted at the end of the hand.

If you do not collect, your card simply becomes the new top card and play continues.

4. Pişti and Double Pişti

• Pişti: the centre pile has exactly one card and your card matches it (or is a Jack). The collected card is placed face-down in your pile to mark the Pişti. Worth +10 points at scoring time.
• Double Pişti: the pile has exactly one card, that card is a Jack, and you play a Jack onto it. Worth +20 points.

The 4 face-up opening cards do not create a Pişti opportunity: collecting them when one remains is treated as a normal collection, not a Pişti.

5. Jacks

A Jack collects the entire pile regardless of the top card's rank — with one exception: a Jack played onto a pile whose only card is another Jack is a Double Pişti (20 points), not a regular Pişti.

6. Re-dealing

When both players have played all 4 cards from their current hand, the dealer deals 4 more cards to each player from the draw deck. This continues until the full 52-card deck has been dealt (13 rounds of 4+4). After the last deal, no more cards remain.

7. End of hand

After all 52 cards have been played, any remaining cards on the centre pile are given to the player who made the last collection. This does not count as a Pişti. Then scores are tallied.

8. Scoring

Fixed card points total 16. On top of that, each Pişti adds 10 and each Double Pişti adds 20. There is no upper limit on Pişti bonuses.

Majority bonus: the player who collected more cards (at least 27 out of 52) earns 3 bonus points. If both players collected 26 cards, no majority bonus is awarded.

9. Match scoring

The player who scores more points wins the hand and gets 1 match point. A tie scores nothing for either player. The next hand is then dealt — the deal alternates each hand regardless of who won.

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