How to play Ginnykub

Learn the rules to the board game Ginnykub quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules.
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RULES:
The object of the game is to score the most points. Each set of tiles represents a full deck of cards plus two jokers. For 2 players, use only 1 set. For 3 or 4 players, use both sets of tiles. Lay out the board. Place all the tiles face-down in the lid of the box and mix them up. Each player draws 7 tiles and places them on their rack.
Pick a player to go first, then turns proceed clockwise. On your turn, draw 1 tile from the box and add it to your rack. If you cannot play, then return 1 or more of your tiles face-down to the box, then mix them up, then draw until you have 7. Your turn is over, and the next player goes.
If you can make a play to the board, then you play down the tiles. You are allowed to play melds and runs. A meld is 3 or 4 tiles of the same number but in different suits. A run is 3 or more tiles of the same suit but in ascending or descending order. Aces may be played either high or low. Jokers are wilds and may represents any card in the deck; once played, the card they represent may not be changed.
The first play of the game must be played to the center red start square. Once the first play is made, all subsequent plays must be made in crossword fashion by incorporating at least one tile of an existing meld or run into your play. Plays may be made horizontally or vertically but not diagonally. You can add to an existing meld or run started by any player; form a new meld or run; or open a new sequence on a red start square. You may make as many plays as you want in any single start section in a turn, but you may not make plays to multiple sections in a single turn. Sections may not cover other red start spaces, nor may sections join together.
After you play down tiles, you draw tiles to your rack until you get back up to 7 tiles, and you score points. To score points, each tile 2-9 is worth its face value. 10, jack, queen, king are each worth 10 points. Ace is worth 1 point when used in a run and 15 points when used in a meld. Jokers are worth 0 points. Add up all the tiles in the meld or run that, including tiles already on the board, and record your score on a paper. If you covered a bonus square, apply the bonus.
Yellow: doubles the value of any single tile on it while green triples it. Red doubles the value of the meld or run and blue triples it. You must place a new meld or run in order to get the red or blue bonus for the play. You may only score bonuses on the turn you cover the bonus square and not later when you add to one previously covered. If multiple bonuses are covered in the same turn, then they are both counted or multiplied.
Once the lid runs out of tiles, players continue playing without drawing until no more plays can be made. Then points are subtracted from players scores for remaining tiles. Aces count as 15. Then the player with the most points, wins.

[@DrDrao]

It's Rummy Scrabble.

[@kamekaha52]

haha lol

[@isheamongus811]

Wanted to say the same

[@aaronmorris1513]

Let’s get ready to Rumble!

[@dieselboy.7637]

Nobody asked

[@DrDrao]

@@dieselboy.7637 Cheer up.

[@StarshadowMelody]

I've never really been the biggest fan of mixing up tiles, but if each tile represents a playing card including joker, you can just. Leave them face up in the box, and use a deck of playing cards for your hand instead.

[@danielleanderson6371]

Then every turn is punctuated by an awkward search for the tiles that correspond to the cards you drew. I guess you can do that while the next player is taking their turn, but it's still another wrinkle. Not to mention you have to supply your own deck or two of cards.

[@xx99Username99xx]

Just put the tiles in a bag. Shake the bag to shuffle.

[@doomse150]

@@danielleanderson6371 You just sort the face up tiles once in the beginning, and then tiles can be found easily. But I would also prefer to just use a bag to shuffle the tiles.

[@fastbreak333]

This looks neat, though I imagine it’ll get messy like Scrabble if you nudge the board too much.

[@k-berry8771]

Following the Chess variant arc we head to the Rummikub arc

[@msmith42001]

I never heard of this game, until I saw it randomly in an episode of Cheers.

[@HellaSmokinGMA]

Will you do PokerKub next? I have many Kub games by Pressman and these videos make it even easier to understand the game as well as reading the instructions.

[@revimfadli4666]

I'd love to have CatanKub or CenturyKub

[@LeotheTiger1234]

Interesting variation of Scrabble.

[@elfinstuff8934]

How does placing a tile next to a red start square work? Because you’re not allowed to cover a red start square with an existing section, does that mean that if you have an existing section on the tile next to one that it puts that red start square out of commission for the rest of the game?

[@Ol_raisin]

can you play this with a regular deck of playing cards?

[@tranmanhuc6235]

too few cards, i think

[@navy3001]

No. 50. Star Trek ascendency, how to play
Wow, 50 times I requested this game! lets see if I can make it to 100! (Btw, I do watch every video i post this on)

[@ternarycode]

when's the Rummy variations playlist coming out now?

[@doomse150]

Isn't this a scrabble variation?

[@ternarycode]

@@doomse150 well it can be both

[@doomse150]

@@ternarycode I guess it can. Whilst I personally wouldn't attribute the concept of straights and melds to a specific card game, I can see why one would do so.

[@ajlaguna7880]

Poker Scrabble

[@michaelmoore2679]

I’m curious how long a “How to play Riichi Mahjong” video would be. 15 - 20 minutes?

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

Wait, no 50 point bonus for a "bingo" (using all seven tiles in one play)? Super weak :(

[@arrowghost]

0:08 Wow, looks kind of like mahjong.

[@m.a.r.i.a.9861]

I'd rather play Mahjong though lmao

[@lollolzers8926]

This is just Rummikub but the board is a Scrabble board

[@moai947]

Scrabble: Rummikub Edition

[@music_creator_capable]

Nice!

[@iminediamonds]

the name just reminds me of ginny weasley

[@cloverisfan818]

omg rummikub+poker+scrabble

[@kmojz99]

If Scrabble and Rummy made a collab

[@NikitaGamer64]

What about these black dots on red squares?

[@thuannguyencong3128]

They are the start squares, you may only start a new sequence on the start squares or connect your tiles to an existing sequence.
Maybe you didn't heard this part properly: 1:37

[@S8EdgyVA]

This is literally a numerical Scrabble

[@Intr0verted_g1yuu]

scrabble with more rules

[@senniedreemurr]

12th

[@SkullKai]

i get it, its like tongits

[@peanutsaber8837]

Basically scrabble poker.

[@Interesting_Failure]

They COULD have called it Scrubbykub, but they're cowards.

[@hussein79124]

bro this is just scrabble but with number lol

[@RaynmanPlays]

Scrabble for rummy players.

[@TheSecondCantaloupe]

Second

[@jonathanjernigan8075]

sorry, this video is too complex

[@Slayer728GD]

Third

[@pkmntrainerredsecretmario1638]

First