My Dad showed me the game - he was an Old Time Teamsters Truck Driver and gone now. I know my Dad and I appreciate your video. I was in the hospital and my Daughter and I would play Tunk and Rummy it helped us both so much - it is just a good game. I’m ready to play Tunk anytime - you got the Quarters I got the time.
Played a lot of this in high school (south FL). Are you sure you have to wait 3 turns to drop after a spread? I thought it was just that you have wait 3 turns to drop if someone hits your spread. You also didn't mention dropping and winning on the first turn if you have 49 or 50.
The waiting 3 turns is the most consistent house rule I've ran into from others so I included it to be safe. But by all means you can ignore it if you want to play differently. And I've never heard of winning with 49 or 50 but I will keep that in mind for future reference.
I’m From Middle Georgia and I’ve been playing for years. We never wait 3 turns after a spread but I have heard of that. Also we don’t flip the very first card after dealing. We let the person who goes first pull that card and either eat it or throw it out. We also usually play for cash and this video has me wanting to do a little gambling now. 😂
Im from Atlanta and grew up playing tunk but ive never heard about to wait for getting hit. but ive came across a few different ways to play tho. good video tho
I’m the only child and I’m tried of going to parties watching but embarrassed to ask someone to teach me how to play. I’m using this to teach myself while using/teaching my own kids Lol 😂
Use to play this a lot back in the late 1980's... fun game, especially when you're out in the middle of the Indian Ocean on a WESTPAC waiting for the next port we were going to pull into.
I also read somewhere in tonk rules if you have a total of 50 in your hand First turn you can drop and win tonk. Not sure about 49 but I’m sure that may be a a thing too. Wow I hadn’t played since high school and needed a refresher so this was that! Simple and Clear😁
@@davidbahr9068 When I learned the game in the Army in the early 70's 49 on the deal was an automatic win and 50 paid double on the deal only. Guys would try and build them and they would always lose.
Great explanation, thank you! I've been reading some Black Company (fantasy book series) and the characters in the books play Tonk all the time so I got curious. I've never heard of it before, thought Glen Cook made it up, but considering the comment section being predominantly American and the fact that the author is a Vietnam veteran it makes sense that he'd like to include it, he probably played it with his own battle brothers all the time. Pretty neat how that works!
Played for money entire bus rides in middle and high school (GA and FL). Easy way to make some quick cash. Recently showed my girl how to play. But a way we played is after cards are dealt if you got 51 in your hand you can drop without spreads or waiting 3 turn for a quick win
Gonna have to show my daughters how to play this. We used to play for money in high school and when I was in the military. Generally wasn’t much per hand, but if you were having a good night, you could definitely make some extra cash.
You can pick up from the discard pile right? But you have to take every card forward of the card you want? That's how we used to play, but I didn't know the "drop" win condition
Can you drop with 5 cards in your hand? And if not how many do you have to have left in your hand before dropping. And how long do you have to wait to drop if someone hits your spread?
No mention of hit and hold. That's another reason to hit someone so they can't " knock". . Also what's the point of having to wait typically 3 spins before you can knock? You can knock anytime it's your turn as long as you don't get hit
Tuesday Fourteenth of February Two Thousand And Twenty-Three. 23.24pm. Dear Sir/Madam. Good-evening. How are you? I hope you are well. Thank you, for showing me how to play Tonk. It, seems like a very complicated game but I am sure it is interesting. Thank you. Mr Francesca Al Kray.
@@BetterGameNight it’s a fun and easy game to learn I’ll have your channel added a d mentioned at the end of a future video. I’ll post a link here as soon as it gets done.
@@BetterGameNight I haven't even checked if you've done Uno yet; but my house Draw 2's stack on and hit the next person. So if the order was Person A, B, C, D and person A plays a Draw 2, if person B has a draw 2 he can play it and pass on the effect to make it a draw 4 (total) on person C, and if person C has one they can make it a draw 6 (total) on person D. If person D has no draw 2 he gotta draw 6 cards, though he can still play a card that turn. Optional house rule is that Draw 4s have the same effect though traditionally we play without that. To counter to the heavy card draw there are only 2 more changes. 1) The deck is actually TWO Uno Decks, and we start with 10 cards at the beginning of game 2) You can play mulitiple cards that have the same number regardless of color, AS LONG AS the first color or number matches. So say a Green 4 is on the stack and it's Person C's turn. Person C has in their hand a green 8, red 8, blue 8, he places the green 8 down first then can choose what color to END it on as that will be the stack's color now. We have some wild uno games with these rules
@@cindersofcreation I haven't done Uno yet. :/ I was trying to figure out how I wanted to do the video but just couldn't figure it out. I'll put it back on the drawing board tho.
The spreads themselves don't have a value. Tonk is a race to get all of the cards out of your hand. If you put down a spread and on a subsequent turn you decide to drop, you win if the value of your hand is less than the remaining players. However, if someone has the same amount of less than you, then you lose. Does that answer your question?
A drop can happen when you don't want to play the remaining cards in your hand. In the first example I was able to hit my opponent and myself to get rid of my last two cards. However, they won't always be possible. Instead, you can drop. You lay down the cards in your hand in front of you and add up their value. As long as you have the lowest value hand you win. Does that clear it up?
I swear when we played in HS we us we used to hold spreads and wait til we could put them down and then drop. But that was forever ago and I might not be remembering right. Mf would be getting heated at the lunch table 😂
My Dad showed me the game - he was an Old Time Teamsters Truck Driver and gone now. I know my Dad and I appreciate your video. I was in the hospital and my Daughter and I would play Tunk and Rummy it helped us both so much - it is just a good game. I’m ready to play Tunk anytime - you got the Quarters I got the time.
Played a lot of this when I was younger. Showing my wife how to play. Love from S.C
Me and you both 🤣🤣
What part of SC you in my guy?
Bro u explained TONK “GLORIOUSLY” 🤣💪🏾😎
Played a lot of this in high school (south FL). Are you sure you have to wait 3 turns to drop after a spread? I thought it was just that you have wait 3 turns to drop if someone hits your spread. You also didn't mention dropping and winning on the first turn if you have 49 or 50.
The waiting 3 turns is the most consistent house rule I've ran into from others so I included it to be safe. But by all means you can ignore it if you want to play differently. And I've never heard of winning with 49 or 50 but I will keep that in mind for future reference.
I’m From Middle Georgia and I’ve been playing for years. We never wait 3 turns after a spread but I have heard of that. Also we don’t flip the very first card after dealing. We let the person who goes first pull that card and either eat it or throw it out. We also usually play for cash and this video has me wanting to do a little gambling now. 😂
when I played in VA they had the 50/49 drop rule. But when I played with old heads in WV it wasn't a thing.
We played you could drop with little 13, 49, & 50 in the turn.
Im from Atlanta and grew up playing tunk but ive never heard about to wait for getting hit. but ive came across a few different ways to play tho. good video tho
I remember playing Tonk in middle school. Good times lol
Always funny how regardless of where we’re from we still have so much in common. Great video bro!
Brings back my middle school memories 🥹
Same lol
Excellent @!!!!!! EXCELLENT VIDEO! Short and straight to the point!!
This brings me back to my childhood. My Grandmother would have us play this all of the time!!!👍🏽❤️
I’m the only child and I’m tried of going to parties watching but embarrassed to ask someone to teach me how to play. I’m using this to teach myself while using/teaching my own kids Lol 😂
I'm so happy this video will come in handy for you.
Man we used to play it all the time in school this video reminded me of some good times playing people for their lunch money great vid
Excellent explanation. Finally got to watch this video all the way. Wonderful channel, subscribed.
Use to play this a lot back in the late 1980's... fun game, especially when you're out in the middle of the Indian Ocean on a WESTPAC waiting for the next port we were going to pull into.
Your content is informative and your commentary is so nostalgic. Glad I found your channel brotha.
Good video. Used to play this in high school at lunch and wanted to make sure I had the rules right
I also read somewhere in tonk rules if you have a total of 50 in your hand First turn you can drop and win tonk. Not sure about 49 but I’m sure that may be a a thing too. Wow I hadn’t played since high school and needed a refresher so this was that! Simple and Clear😁
We've always played 49 double pot automatic win 50 just an automatic win. I live in Indiana
@@davidbahr9068 When I learned the game in the Army in the early 70's 49 on the deal was an automatic win and 50 paid double on the deal only. Guys would try and build them and they would always lose.
My Dad said automatic at 49.
Yeah 49 is right too
Great explanation, thank you! I've been reading some Black Company (fantasy book series) and the characters in the books play Tonk all the time so I got curious. I've never heard of it before, thought Glen Cook made it up, but considering the comment section being predominantly American and the fact that the author is a Vietnam veteran it makes sense that he'd like to include it, he probably played it with his own battle brothers all the time. Pretty neat how that works!
Same here
Same as well
Nice vid! Learned from my cousins in Miami but here in the UK I forgot all the rules! I'm spreading this game in London.
Yo did bro just lose too his self
This just made my day 😂
Very good video I
Rkm
Indians on the rez in northern Wisconsin showed me this game, and I forgot how to play, thanks for the vid!
Played for money entire bus rides in middle and high school (GA and FL). Easy way to make some quick cash. Recently showed my girl how to play. But a way we played is after cards are dealt if you got 51 in your hand you can drop without spreads or waiting 3 turn for a quick win
I really like this video. Thank you!
I'm so happy you enjoyed it.
Gonna have to show my daughters how to play this. We used to play for money in high school and when I was in the military. Generally wasn’t much per hand, but if you were having a good night, you could definitely make some extra cash.
Best game to get hustled cuz the rules are never clear. No game has started more fights lol
We play it where you can drop anytime, even on the 1st play with all 5 cards.
I've won many hands just by being low on the deal.
I used to love playing Tonk back in the day. I totally forgot how to play
$20s a hand on 2 heads playn tonk is how I learned a valuable lesson about gamblin.
Some games are more gamblin than skill.
Reading Scottie pippen’s book is how I discovered this card game
When you drop and you have to wait the 3 turns, is it 3 individual turns or 3 rotations around the board
You can pick up from the discard pile right? But you have to take every card forward of the card you want? That's how we used to play, but I didn't know the "drop" win condition
haven’t played since 6th grade,needed the refresher
Where can I get those cards from? They are clean👌🏾
Can you drop with 5 cards in your hand? And if not how many do you have to have left in your hand before dropping. And how long do you have to wait to drop if someone hits your spread?
What is the rule ?
I played this as a kid, but remember yelling “Tonk” I think when you drop? And then there was some massive penalty if you didn’t have the lowest hand
Ngl amazing vid
No mention of hit and hold. That's another reason to hit someone so they can't " knock". .
Also what's the point of having to wait typically 3 spins before you can knock? You can knock anytime it's your turn as long as you don't get hit
What is rules about knock?
This is great help for me to teach the people of Taglios while I'm trying to find Khatovar.
Tuesday Fourteenth of February Two Thousand And Twenty-Three.
23.24pm.
Dear Sir/Madam. Good-evening. How are you? I hope you are well.
Thank you, for showing me how to play Tonk.
It, seems like a very complicated game but I am sure it is interesting.
Thank you.
Mr Francesca Al Kray.
Is dropping same as falling?
can i do only one spread and than i have to get rid of the cards by hitting or something else, or could i do more than one spread?
You can put down more than one spread. Sometimes it just ends up being faster to hit your opponents.
Just found this channel. Have you tried Bahama Taxi yet?
I have not. I will add that to the list
@@BetterGameNight it’s a fun and easy game to learn I’ll have your channel added a d mentioned at the end of a future video. I’ll post a link here as soon as it gets done.
skipped a lot of classes my first semester of college playing this with other athletes lol
I made a lot of money at Hampton University playing with my teammates!
Do you know how to play deuces tonk? Can you do a video if so lol
Thanks
How is this difference from rummy
Ant man! Anthony Edward's t wolves baby!
Can’t you also win by getting 2 spreads
If you're gambling in the game of tongue and you call over do you
O, Conquian!
Just like phase 10!! Ok!
Bro 😎 do one on uno we still bringing out the uno cards for game night
I'm about to teach people how to play Spicy Uno. Regular Uno boring
@@BetterGameNight I’m looking 👀 forward to your video
@@BetterGameNight I haven't even checked if you've done Uno yet; but my house Draw 2's stack on and hit the next person. So if the order was Person A, B, C, D and person A plays a Draw 2, if person B has a draw 2 he can play it and pass on the effect to make it a draw 4 (total) on person C, and if person C has one they can make it a draw 6 (total) on person D. If person D has no draw 2 he gotta draw 6 cards, though he can still play a card that turn. Optional house rule is that Draw 4s have the same effect though traditionally we play without that. To counter to the heavy card draw there are only 2 more changes. 1) The deck is actually TWO Uno Decks, and we start with 10 cards at the beginning of game 2) You can play mulitiple cards that have the same number regardless of color, AS LONG AS the first color or number matches. So say a Green 4 is on the stack and it's Person C's turn. Person C has in their hand a green 8, red 8, blue 8, he places the green 8 down first then can choose what color to END it on as that will be the stack's color now. We have some wild uno games with these rules
@@cindersofcreation I haven't done Uno yet. :/ I was trying to figure out how I wanted to do the video but just couldn't figure it out. I'll put it back on the drawing board tho.
That is not how my family and I play, but I get it
How many cards to deal im younf af lol
and run...right
🔥
In Ninja Tonk, no one sees when you go out... or in for that matter.
Hey bro i got a question, can i?
What's up?
@@BetterGameNight Hey yo bro, good video. Look my question is if win who got the most high value hand, what can i do with the spreads?
The spreads themselves don't have a value. Tonk is a race to get all of the cards out of your hand. If you put down a spread and on a subsequent turn you decide to drop, you win if the value of your hand is less than the remaining players. However, if someone has the same amount of less than you, then you lose. Does that answer your question?
@@BetterGameNight Sure bro, thanks, my brotha, good video and cool game!
My Dad taught me as a kid and I stoned forgot
A drop is when no one has went out of cards I'm confused
A drop can happen when you don't want to play the remaining cards in your hand. In the first example I was able to hit my opponent and myself to get rid of my last two cards. However, they won't always be possible. Instead, you can drop. You lay down the cards in your hand in front of you and add up their value. As long as you have the lowest value hand you win. Does that clear it up?
@@BetterGameNight yup thanks
@@KK11O No problem. If it's any other game you'd want a tutorial on, let me know.
great video thanks but please get rid of the background music, thanks.
Nice speaking voice, grooming nice
I swear when we played in HS we us we used to hold spreads and wait til we could put them down and then drop. But that was forever ago and I might not be remembering right. Mf would be getting heated at the lunch table 😂
You kinda fine. Okay bye. Thanks
That shit like rumny
Never even heard of it. Let me see what this is about.
It's a lot less intimidating that Spades :-)
This is like playing 500
I don't think I'm familiar with that game.
Buddy done gave up on TH-cam 😂😂
49, 50 off the rip is auto win
I thought it was pronounced tunk 😂
Usual huh gdj
Bored asf rn
Bro, you need to be in prison to learn actual tonk rules.
I never saw you there.