Liverpool rummy player is written down, and the player with the lowest total score at the end of the seven deals wins the game. In each deal the players reduce the value of the cards held in their hands by laying on the table those cards that fit a specific "contract" of Sets and Runs. The game is played with multiple standard 52-pack plus the jokers. 2 decks for three to five players. 3 decks for more players. The ranking from low-to-high is A-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-J-Q-K-A. Aces can be low or high. Jokers are wild cards and can stand in for any other card.
Impractical Jokers store. The criteria of each challenge are the same for each of the Jokers competing in the round. If the Joker cannot complete their task, they get a thumbs-down. At the end of the episode, the Joker or Jokers with the most thumbs down is punished, and the punishments are usually more embarrassing, humiliating, disgusting, painful or scary than any of the challenges. Punishments cannot be refused, or the Joker will be kicked off the show. As of the 2017-18 television season, the series is syndicated to American broadcast stations by Trifecta Entertainment & Media, with a clearance rate of