Discover the Thrilling Card Game, Empat Satu (41)!

Are you ready to dive into the world of Empat Satu, also known as 41? Brace yourself for an exciting and fast-paced drawing and discarding card game that’s perfect for 2 to 4 players. The goal? Collect up to 4 cards of the same suit, accumulating the highest total value you can!

When playing Empat Satu, players engage in a thrilling race to build their best hand. Will you be able to gather enough cards before your opponents do? It all comes down to drawing and discarding strategically.

Prepare for Battle – Game Setup

Let’s get started! The first dealer is determined at random. However, in future games, it’s the player who lost the previous round who takes on the role of the dealer. The deck is shuffled, and each player is dealt a hand of 4 cards. The remaining cards are stacked together centrally, forming the stockpile.

Card Values – Know Your Worth!

Let’s talk about playing cards. They have different values assigned to them. Aces are really important and worth 11 points. The Kings, Queens, Jacks, and 10s are also pretty valuable, worth 10 points each. The rest of the cards, from 9s to 2s, are worth their numeric values. So, you can see that some cards are more precious than others.

How to Play the Game

When we start the game, the dealer goes first. In the next games, the player who won the previous game goes first.

Now, here’s how a turn works: the player will take the top card from the draw pile and then discard any card they want to create a discard pile. When it’s their turn again, they have a choice: they can draw the top card from the draw pile or take the top card from the discard pile. But remember, if they took the card from the discard pile, they can’t just throw it right back in. They have to discard a different card.

If, at the beginning of my turn, I happen to have four cards of the same suit, I have the option to halt the game and calculate the score. It’s possible for me to halt the game even on my first turn if I am dealt four cards of the same suit.

However, if I have already drawn and discarded a card, I cannot stop the game. I’ll have to wait for my next turn.

If none of the players decide to stop the game, it will end when the stockpile is empty and the player who is drawing does not want the previously discarded card.

SCORING

When the game is over, we need to calculate our scores. To do this, we add up all the cards of the same suit and subtract the rest of the cards from that total. Let me give you an example. If you have an ace of hearts, a 7 of hearts, a 5 of clubs, and an 8 of diamonds in your hand, we first add up the hearts which give us a total of 17. Then we subtract the rest, which is 5 and 8, equaling 13. So the final score for your hand is 4. It’s important to note that a hand can have a negative score as well.

When it comes to the game of tied hands, players find themselves in a predicament. They must assess their worst cards and compare them to determine their ranking. In this situation, I take Player A and Player B as examples.

Player A holds a 3 of hearts, 7 of hearts, 5 of hearts, and 5 of diamonds. On the other hand, Player B has an Ace of diamonds, 7 of diamonds, 6 of clubs, and 2 of hearts. Both players end up with a hand total of 10. The critical factor lies in their worst cards, which are the 5 of diamonds for Player A and the 6 of clubs for Player B. And the verdict is in: the 6 of clubs proves to be the worst card, landing Player A the better hand.

Ultimately, the game determines a winner with the highest total points and a loser with the lowest total. It’s the end result that matters the most.

THE END OF THE GAME

In the game of tied hands, it’s up to the players to decide when it ends. You can keep track of each round’s results to determine an ultimate victor.