GONGA: CYPRIOT RUMMY

Fancy a game of Gonga?

Play against the computer, invite a friend or find an opponent online. If you're new to Gonga, the tutorial will help you get started.

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Gonga's main menu, with options to find an opponent, play with a friend or play against the computer.
Three sevens selected in a player's hand, beside a run of spades already on the table.

CHOOSE HOW YOU WANT TO PLAY

Play a single hand or settle in for a full match.

  • Play against the computer

    Take on one, two or three computer opponents. Choose a single hand when you're short on time, or play a full match.

  • Play with a friend

    Sign in with Google and create a private room. Send your friend the room code, wait for them to join, and you're ready to play.

  • Find an opponent

    Join matchmaking for one hand against another player. Win to earn leaderboard points from the cards left in their hand.

  • New to Gonga?

    The tutorial walks you through a turn, from drawing a card to your final discard. The full rules are there whenever you need a reminder.

  • Get back to your match

    If your connection drops, your seat is held for a short time. Reconnect to continue playing, even from another device using the same Google account.

  • Play offline, in either language

    You don't need an account or an internet connection to play against the computer. The game and tutorial are available in English and Greek.

HOW TO PLAY

Get to know the rules before your first game, or check them here when you need a reminder.

The tutorial showing how to add a card to a run on the table.

  1. THE GOAL

    Be the first to play out all your cards. Cards left in your opponent's hand count against them, and the first player whose total reaches 101 points loses the match.

  2. THE DEAL

    Gonga is played with two full decks plus four jokers (108 cards). Each player is dealt 10 cards; the rest form the face-down stock, with one card turned up to start the discard pile.

  3. YOUR TURN

    1. Draw one card from the stock or the top of the discard pile. 2. Lay down any melds you can, and patch cards onto melds already on the table. 3. Discard one card to end your turn. You must always keep at least one card to discard. You cannot play out your whole hand by melding alone.

  4. MELDS

    A meld is three or more cards, either: • A set: the same rank in different suits, e.g. 7♠ 7♥ 7♦. • A run: consecutive ranks in one suit, e.g. 4♥ 5♥ 6♥. Aces count high or low, but not both. A 2 3 and Q K A are runs, but K A 2 is not.

    A set
    A run
    Not a run

  5. PATCHING

    You can add cards to any meld on the table, including your opponent's. For example, add the fourth suit to a set or the next card to either end of a run.

  6. JOKERS

    A joker stands in for any card. If you hold the real card a melded joker is standing in for, you can patch that card in and take the joker into your hand. In a run the joker is fixed to the exact slot shown; in a set it can be claimed by its rank in any suit not already on the table.

    Here, the joker stands in for the 6♥. Add that card to the run to take the joker.

  7. SCORING

    When a player discards their last card the hand ends, and the opponent scores the cards still in their hand: cards from 2 to 10 at face value, J, Q, K and Ace 10 each, jokers 20. Hands repeat, totals accumulate, and the first player to reach 101 loses the match.

  8. POINTS FOR CARDS LEFT IN YOUR HAND

    2 to 10The number on the card
    J, Q, K, A10
    Joker20

    In games against the computer with three or four players, the limit is 151 points. Players drop out when they reach it, and the last player left wins.

GET GONGA ON YOUR PHONE

Start with the tutorial, try a hand against the computer or invite a friend to play.

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