THIRTY-ONE

Goal

Hold three cards of one suit whose total is as close to 31 as possible. The last player with lives left wins.

Card Values

• Ace = 11
• K, Q, J = 10 each
• 2 – 10 = face value

Only cards of the same suit combine — off-suit cards are ignored. Three of a kind (any suits) is a special 30½.

Your Turn

Choose one:

• Draw a card from the stock or discard, then discard any card from your hand.
• Knock — skip the draw. Every other player takes one more turn, then everyone reveals.

You can't knock on the first turn of a round. You can't take the discard card and then immediately discard it back.

Blitz — Hit 31

Reach exactly 31 (Ace + two 10-value cards, all same suit) and declare it. The round ends instantly and every other player loses one life.

Knocker Penalty

• The player(s) with the lowest score lose one life.
• If the knocker is the lowest (or tied for lowest), they lose two lives instead.
• If the knocker isn't lowest, they're safe.

Lives & "On Luck"

When you lose your last life:

• With "Play on your luck" on: you get one more round to survive. Lose that round → eliminated.
• Off: you're eliminated immediately.

Winning

The last player standing takes the pot.

Quick Strategy

• Commit to one suit early — hedging costs you.
• Knock around 20–24. Below 18 is a gift to opponents; above 26 you may miss the blitz.
• Watch which suit opponents draw. A picked-up heart usually means they're building hearts — dump high hearts.
• On Luck? Knock aggressively — you only die if you're the lowest.