Basra

Card Values

Your Turn

Play exactly one card from your hand each turn. You can either:

• Drop — place it on the table (no combination)
• Meld — combine it with table cards/stacks to equal zero, claiming them all
• Build a stack — combine it with table cards to form a stack (doesn't equal zero yet)

Melds & Stacks

• A meld must total exactly 0 to claim cards
• A stack is a partial combination (non-zero total) left on the table
• Face cards (J/Q/K) are multipliers, not additive values
• Multipliers apply to the sum of number cards before them (read top to bottom)
• You are responsible for completing any stack you build or add to

Rounds & Dealing

• 6 rounds per game, 4 cards dealt each round
• 4 community cards dealt at the start of round 1 only
• If uncompleted stacks remain at round's end, the opponent of the stack owner decides: take or leave each one
• At end of round 6, remaining cards go to whoever last claimed a meld

Scoring

Maximum possible: 11 points per game.