Banakil
A partnership melding game for 4 players with 106 cards, where the 2 is the wild banakla
Banakil is played with 106 cards (two standard decks plus two Jokers); each player gets 18 cards and the starter gets 19. On each turn you draw a card, lay down legal melds or add to your team's melds, then discard a card.
The 2 is the "banakla", which stands in for a missing card inside runs. Points are counted per player and then added for the team, and a match is played to 202 points with a special margin rule.
Key points
4 players, fixed partnerships
Two teams of two; your partner sits opposite you and play runs counter-clockwise.
106 cards
Two standard decks plus two Jokers; 18 cards per player and 19 for the starter.
The banakla
The 2 is a wild card inside runs and can be moved within its run.
Shared team melds
You may add to your own and your partner's melds, never the opponents'.
202-point target
If both teams reach 202+ with a gap of 5 or less, a tie-break deal is played.
40-second turns
When time runs out the game draws and discards for you.
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Hand
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