David Parlett, however, notes the Chinese origins of many Rummy type games and stipulates that Conquian is an Americanized version of the Chinese game Kon Khin. This stipulated that the name originated from the Spanish “con quién” or “with whom”. Foster notes how the game appears to have begun around the 1860s near the Rio Grande Valley, on the border of Texas and Mexico. It has been well cited that Conquian is a forerunner of the popular game Gin Rummy. (Two people playing Conquian in the 1930s) If the stock pile runs out, the game ends in a tieįor more information about Conquian and its rules, check out Wikipedia's article here or Pagat's article here. The first player to meld eleven cards wins the game. A player’s turn ends with them discarding a card. If a player can use the card selected, they may also play any other melds in their hand. If it can’t, it is placed face up in the discard pile next to the stock pile. The card can only be kept if it can be used in a meld. At the start of their turn, players will select a card either from the stock pile or the discard pile. Gameplay begins with the player opposite of the dealer. A meld is either 3 or 4 cards of the same rank or 3 or more cards of the same suit in sequence. Players are able to lose their cards by melding.

The remaining cards form the stock and are placed face down in the middle of the gameplay area. The dealer then shuffles the deck and passes out 10 card one by one to each player. The player with the lowest card is the dealer. To do so, players will pick a random card from a shuffled deck. If you are looking for cards to play Conquian with, check out a standard deck here or one of our more recent arrivals here.īefore the game can begin, an initial dealer must be selected. The objective of Conquian is to be the first to meld 11 cards.įor more Rummy type games, check out our guides for Gin and Canasta. In Conquian, the 10s, 9s, and 8s are removed to form a 40-card deck. (Above shows two Conquian hands in the middle of gameplay) Card Game RulesĬonquian is a two-player rummy type game and is played with standard playing cards.

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