<p>Help me find this card game I used to play with my dad.</p>
<p>I have gone through hundreds of websites and posts but can't find an answer, so my last step is to ask you great people.<br />
I am assuming this is a rare variant, or a geographically local game (South Asian).</p>
<h2>Game rules</h2>
<p>Players: 2.</p>
<p>To win: <strong>Have 4 matching cards</strong> of the same value e.g. four Jacks, or four 10s.</p>
<p>Deck: Single standard <strong>deck of 52 cards</strong>.</p>
<p>Setup:</p>
<ul>
<li>Both players are dealt <strong>4 cards each</strong>.<br />
(hidden to the opponent, but visible at all times to the card holder)</li>
<li>One card is placed face up as the <strong>discard pile</strong>.</li>
<li>The rest of the deck is placed face down as the <strong>draw pile</strong>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Gameplay:</p>
<ul>
<li>On each players turn, they can choose to take one of two actions:
<ul>
<li>Pick up the top card from the <strong>draw
pile</strong> (face down)</li>
<li>Pick up the top card from the <strong>discard pile</strong> (face up)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>At the end of turn the player must discard down to 4 cards.</li>
<li>Players keep taking turns until they have 4 of a kind.<br />
E.g. x4 Jacks or x4 10s.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Note</strong>: If the draw pile (face down) has run out, then the all cards in the discard pile (except the most recent one at the top) are re-shuffled and placed face down to become the new draw pile.</p>
<p>It is a really fun game as you can purposely try to throw the opponent off by picking up a card they discarded (to make them think that it is the set you are going after, etc.)</p>
<p>I want to play this game with other people, but I have no idea what its called. I would be thrilled to find an answer, and if you haven't come across this game I hope you enjoy it.</p>

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2024-11-21T17:37:34.627Z
I think you might have missed a rule? If the opponent picks a card from your hand, you will only have 3 cards left in your hand, do you pick 2 cards, or don’t you discard a card, or do you play with only 3 cards the next round?
Snostorp
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2024-11-24T21:13:01.737Z
Hi @Snostorp, you are correct, to clarify there is no picking cards from each others hands, you can only get a card from the opposing players hand if they drop the card to pick up one from the top of the deck or from the top of the discard pile.
findthiscardgame
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2024-11-25T06:33:04.237Z
This is a draw-and-discard game, also known as Rummy.  So we are looking for a 4-cards-hand Rummy where the goal is a Set of 4.  Check the Oriental Rummy Games at https://www.pagat.com/rummy/
Cohensius
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Identify a 2 player matching card game with 4 cards
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# Identify a 2 player matching card game with 4 cards

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-11-17)

Help me find this card game I used to play with my dad.

I have gone through hundreds of websites and posts but can't find an answer, so my last step is to ask you great people.  
I am assuming this is a rare variant, or a geographically local game (South Asian).

## Game rules

Players: 2.

To win: **Have 4 matching cards** of the same value e.g. four Jacks, or four 10s.

Deck: Single standard **deck of 52 cards**.

Setup:

* Both players are dealt **4 cards each**.  
  (hidden to the opponent, but visible at all times to the card holder)
* One card is placed face up as the **discard pile**.
* The rest of the deck is placed face down as the **draw pile**.

Gameplay:

* On each players turn, they can choose to take one of two actions:
  + Pick up the top card from the **draw
    pile** (face down)
  + Pick up the top card from the **discard pile** (face up)
* At the end of turn the player must discard down to 4 cards.
* Players keep taking turns until they have 4 of a kind.  
  E.g. x4 Jacks or x4 10s.

**Note**: If the draw pile (face down) has run out, then the all cards in the discard pile (except the most recent one at the top) are re-shuffled and placed face down to become the new draw pile.

It is a really fun game as you can purposely try to throw the opponent off by picking up a card they discarded (to make them think that it is the set you are going after, etc.)

I want to play this game with other people, but I have no idea what its called. I would be thrilled to find an answer, and if you haven't come across this game I hope you enjoy it.

**Tags:** identify-this-game

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I think you might have missed a rule? If the opponent picks a card from your hand, you will only have 3 cards left in your hand, do you pick 2 cards, or don’t you discard a card, or do you play with only 3 cards the next round?  
> **username_0**: Hi @username_1, you are correct, to clarify there is no picking cards from each others hands, you can only get a card from the opposing players hand if they drop the card to pick up one from the top of the deck or from the top of the discard pile.  
> **username_2**: This is a draw-and-discard game, also known as Rummy.  So we are looking for a 4-cards-hand Rummy where the goal is a Set of 4.  Check the Oriental Rummy Games at https://www.pagat.com/rummy/  

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