<h2>Player B can not do that in one turn.</h2>
<p>The reason is, like you said, pickup happens after discard.  Therefore, player B should discard something, pickup the 9S, and on the next turn discard the 9S,TS,JS meld.</p>

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<p>I'm curious about the card game Yaniv (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaniv_(card_game)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia reference</a>, <a href="https://www.pagat.com/draw/yaniv.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pagat reference</a>). I've played this game a few times, but I learned it from a written description rather than in real life, so I've ended up with some house rules that are a weird mishmash of common Rummy rules and the actual rules.</p>
<p>Specifically, I am interested in the details of taking a card from the previous meld in Yaniv.</p>
<p>Yaniv rules summary:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>You are only allowed to knock/call Yaniv at the beginning of your turn
and only if the point total is 5 or fewer. The game immediately ends
when you do this and a winner is determined. Let's call a turn without
a Yaniv call an &quot;ordinary turn&quot;.</p>
<p>The structure of an ordinary turn is this:</p>
<ol>
<li>Throw a single card, or a meld. A meld is a Rummy meld or a pair.</li>
<li>Take a card, either from the stock or from the ends of the previous meld.</li>
</ol>
</blockquote>
<p>Both Pagat and Wikipedia are very clear that drawing happens after discarding a meld. This is a large mechanical difference from Rummy, a game which is otherwise similar to Yaniv.</p>
<p>Anyway, I am interested in whether the card taken in step 2 can be used for the meld in step 1.</p>
<p>For example:</p>
<ul>
<li>Suppose player B holds TS, JS in hand.</li>
<li>Player A discard a meld of 7S,8S,9S.</li>
<li>Player B would like to pickup the 9S in order to complete the meld 9S,TS,JS.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Is player B allowed to pick up the 9S and discard 9S,TS,JS as their turn?</strong></p>

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In Yaniv, is it possible to Discard the card you just Picked up?
Greg Nisbet
# In Yaniv, is it possible to Discard the card you just Picked up?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-12-06)

I'm curious about the card game Yaniv ([Wikipedia reference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaniv_(card_game)), [Pagat reference](https://www.pagat.com/draw/yaniv.html)). I've played this game a few times, but I learned it from a written description rather than in real life, so I've ended up with some house rules that are a weird mishmash of common Rummy rules and the actual rules.

Specifically, I am interested in the details of taking a card from the previous meld in Yaniv.

Yaniv rules summary:

> You are only allowed to knock/call Yaniv at the beginning of your turn
> and only if the point total is 5 or fewer. The game immediately ends
> when you do this and a winner is determined. Let's call a turn without
> a Yaniv call an "ordinary turn".
>
> The structure of an ordinary turn is this:
>
> 1. Throw a single card, or a meld. A meld is a Rummy meld or a pair.
> 2. Take a card, either from the stock or from the ends of the previous meld.

Both Pagat and Wikipedia are very clear that drawing happens after discarding a meld. This is a large mechanical difference from Rummy, a game which is otherwise similar to Yaniv.

Anyway, I am interested in whether the card taken in step 2 can be used for the meld in step 1.

For example:

* Suppose player B holds TS, JS in hand.
* Player A discard a meld of 7S,8S,9S.
* Player B would like to pickup the 9S in order to complete the meld 9S,TS,JS.

**Is player B allowed to pick up the 9S and discard 9S,TS,JS as their turn?**

**Tags:** yaniv


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-12-08. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

## Player B can not do that in one turn.

The reason is, like you said, pickup happens after discard. Therefore, player B should discard something, pickup the 9S, and on the next turn discard the 9S,TS,JS meld.


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