Player Guide
Hand flow: street by street
How a full OFC hand progresses from opening to finalization in chinese and pineapple.
This page includes mock visuals and concrete board examples to make each rule easier to understand.
Source: docs/rules/02-core-flow.md
This chapter helps you see the rhythm of a full hand.
1) Opening (Street 1)
- You receive 5 cards.
- You place all 5 cards (no discard yet).
2) Then flow depends on mode
chinese
- Streets 2 to 9
- Each street: deal 1, place 1, discard 0
pineapple
- Streets 2 to 5
- Each street: deal 3, place 2, discard 1
3) Hand completion
- The hand completes when 13 cards are placed.
- Foul/valid check happens at completion.