Bluke 11 cards are dealt on the third hand, and so on until only 1 card is dealt, after which 2 are dealt, then 3, and so on all the way back to 13 (see more about ending the game below). Thus for a standard game of Bluke, a total of 25 hands are dealt. One player needs to be designated as score-keeper and will record bids, tally scores and keep track of how many cards are to be dealt for each hand. Once a hand has been dealt, the remaining cards (2 or more) are passed face down to the
Viennese Rummy only "five" or fewer card points in deadwood (cards left unmelded in the hand ), he can knock. He then reveals his hand as in a rummy call and announces his deadwood score. The other players do the same, but unlike a rummy call, they can try to improve their hand by drawing and discarding a card if they knock. They may not touch other players' cards. Viennese Rummy is usually played in 'rubbers'. One rubber consists of several individual games. Before a game begins, each player contributes five chips to the pot ("Pot" or "Pulle"). After each game, the