HAND AND FOOT RULES (Supplied by Boots and Slippers)

POINTS VALUE;
JOKERS ***********************= 50 POINTS EACH
ACE'S OR DUCES (2'S) ***********= 20 POINTS 
KINGS, QUEENS, JACKS, I 0'S * * * = 10 POINTS EACH
4'S THRU 9'S *******************'= 5 POINTS EACH
RED BOOKS (NO WILD CARDS) * *= 500 POINTS EACH
BLACK BOOKS (UP TO TWO WILD CARDS) = 300 POINTS EACH
RED THREES ***************************= 100 POINTS EACH
BLACK THREES ************************= 5 POINTS EACH


RULES
I- YOU CAN NOT MAKE A BOOK OF THREES, THEY ARE DISCARDS ONLY.
2- WILD CARDS ARE THE 2'S AND JOKERS.
3- A BOOK IS closed at 7 CARDS. YOU CAN ADD MORE CARDS to a closed book (BUt no wild cards) AT ANY TIME IT IS YOUR TURN. YOU MAY START A SECOND BOOK of the same card AFTER ONE BOOK IS CLOSED.

4- ALL CARDS IN YOUR HAND AND/OR FOOT COUNT AGAINST YOU AT THE
CLOSE OF A HAND.
5- ALL CARDS PLAYED COUNT FOR YOU.
6- WHEN MELDING YOU MAY USE AS MANY PILES AS REQUIRED TO MEET THE MELD VALUE, BUT YOU MAY NEVER USE MORE THAN TWO WILD CARS IN ANY PILE. EACH PILE MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF TWO NORMAL CARDS.
 7- ONLY ONE MEMBER OF A TEAM MUST MELD.

HOW TO PLAY

EACH PLAYER IS DEALT AND STARTS WITH TWO GROUPS OF 13 CARDS. ONE OF THESE GROUPS ARE YOUR HAND AND THE OTHER IS YOUR FOOT. BOTH GROUPS OF CARDS MUST BE PLAYED TO GO OUT.

EACH PLAYER IN TURN DRAWS ONE CARD FROM  EACH PILE, MELDS, PLAYS AS POSSIBLE, THEN DISCARDS ONE CARD.

THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO GET  INTo  YOUR FOOT. ONE IS TO PLAY THE LAST CARD IN YOUR HAND ON ANY OF YOUR TEAM'S PILES, THEN YOU CAN CONTINUE PLAYING THE CARDs  FROM YOUR FOOT. IF THE LAST CARD YOU PLAY FROM YOUR HAND 1S A DISCARD, THEN YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN TO PLAY.

TO COMPLETE A HAND A TEAM MUST HAVE AT LEAST TWO RED BOOKS AND TWO BLACK BOOKS. THE  PLAYeR AT TURN MUST PLAY THE LAST CARD IN HIS HAND TO THE TABLE. YOU MAY NOT DISCARD TO GO OUT.

The first meld is 50 points then 90, 120 and 150 points. the team that goes out gets a point bonus. some people play 100 points and others 500 points. according to bob wimmer, dick hodnefeld plays 100 points. dick was responsible  for introducing the game to our club and others.

Played with 6 decks for 4 people, 2 extra per person for more than 4