Chinchon is a card game played with the Spanish deck (also known as Txintxon or Conga) belonging to the same family as Gin Rummy.
The goal of the game is to form melds with your 7 cards before your opponents. Possible melds are sets of 3 or 4 cards of the same rank, or runs of the same suit.
Other games with similar rules: Gin Rummy, Remigio, Canasta, Buraco, Italian Burraco, Closed Buraco, Tranca…
Choose a deck of cards
Standard deck
This game is played by 4 players individually with the standard deck of 40 cards (8, 9 and 10 not included).
The wild card is the Ace of Diamonds and can stand in for any other card.
The runs are formed: A 2 3 … 6 7 J Q K
How to play Chinchon
With these rules, the player who starts playing in the first round (the “hand” player) is decided by drawing lots. In the next round the player on his/her right starts.
Each player, on their turn, must:
- Draw a card from the draw pile.
- Or draw the last discarded card face up on the table.
You can go out by dragging a card to the closing position if the following conditions are met:
- All players have played at least one turn.
- If all your cards form melds or if 6 of your cards form melds and the remaining card is A 2 or 3.
For example, you can go out if you have a set of 3 3 3 and a run of 5 6 7, with 2 as your last card.
Show combinations
After going out, players must lay down their melds one by one. The other players may discard any cards they were unable to meld.
For example, a player lays down 4 4 4 and J♣ Q♣ K♣. You can lay off a 4 on the first set and the 7♣ on the run. Another player could then lay off the 6♣, and so on.
Count up points
Players will add as many points as the cards they have in their hand and will be eliminated if they exceed 50 points.
The value of the cards is as follows:
| Card | Points |
|---|---|
| From 1 to 7 | The value of the card |
| J Q K | 10 points |
| A♦ (wild card) | 25 points |
- If the player who closes has combined all their cards, they get -10 points and the other players cannot discard any cards.
- If a player goes out with a single run containing a wild card, 25 points are deducted.
- If a player goes out with a single run without a wild card, they win the game outright.
Re-entry
If a player exceeds the points limit and is eliminated, they may return to the game if they pay the necessary coins. The player returns with the same points of the player who has the most.
If a player is replaced by a bot, the bot will not re-enter the game after being eliminated.
End of the game
The last remaining player wins.
- If all players exceed the points limit at the same time, the player with the lowest score wins.
- In case of a tie, the player who closed the last round wins. Otherwise, the hand player wins.
Experience points and ranking
You already know the rules of Chinchon. Now play to get experience points , level up and get better in the ranking.
| Action | Points |
|---|---|
| Play a game | 26 |
| Win a game | 43 |
| End a round | 3 |
| Discard a card | 1 |
Players who leave the game will not score any points. Except if they have been eliminated from the game.
Get extra coins and experience by completing game challenges.