PEARLS OF PAN FROM THE TNPANMAN
Example of Manipulation Rummy
Hand #2
I was having a conversation with my Programmer, Clive Wrightson, about the uniqueness of Pan from other Rummy games. One of the major differences with Pan is the ability to manipulate the melds which includes borrowing, splitting melds, and manufacturing Conditions. Pan is in the Conquian Family of Rummy games which includes Rummy Cube (Tile Rummy Game), Conquian (Coon Can), which is just like Pan but uses only 1 deck of 40 Cards (no 8's, 9's, and 10's) and Panguingue, which uses 8 Decks of the "Spanish Deck" (310 Cards). What we are about to play is going to be one nice hand! Here is our Hand:
Hand #2: AC 2S 3S 4S 4H 5S 5D 5D JD KH
Using the rule of "7 with a Pay; 8 Play," we have 7 working cards (with a possible pay) in no more than 3 melds. We have the 2S 3S, the 4S 4H, and the three unmade 5's. We count the 5's as working because two or more 5's can make the 5's a valid meld -- only the 5S would smoke the fives. We decide to play and the whole table is playing also which means 7 Players or 6 Payers!
I pluck a 5S and immediately meld it with my run of Spade 2-3-4; I know I cannot use it with the 5's because a square meld must be at least a rank of 3 different suits or a rank of 3 of the same suit (Exception Aces and Kings). I discard the JD because it does not play to anything in my Hand.
On Board, I Have:
2S 3S 4S 5S
In My Hand, I Have:
AC 5S 5D 5D 4H KH
After a few rounds, I pluck an AS, and add the AS to the 2S 3S 4S 5S, collect 2 chips from each player for the A-2-3 run in Spades and discard the 4H which is the best discard.
On Board, I Have:
AS 2S 3S 4S 5S
In My Hand, I Have:
AC 5S 5D 5D KH
I Pluck a 5S -- the greatest card that I could pluck because I will manufacture a BONG. I take the 5S from my Hand and BORROW the 5S on Board to form a new meld. I can also put the two 5D's down too (But a good player does not show how flat they are). I collect 4 chips from every player and I discard the KH.
On Board, I Have:
AS 2S 3S 4S 5S 5S 5S 5D 5D
In My Hand, I Have:
AC
Guess what we pick next -- another 5S -- we say Mazeltov and add it to our board and collect two more chips from each player and discard our AC -- we are now flat On Board with 10 Cards -- we need one more to win!
On Board I Have:
AS 2S 3S 4S 5S 5S 5S 5S 5D 5D
We are playing all night and we are half asleep and almost throw the 6S in the Muck after plucking it -- but we don't -- we MELD it On Board and go out! Here is what we have and here is what we collect:
AS 2S 3S 4S 5S 6S 5S 5S 5S 5D 5D
Here is what we go out For:
AS 2S 3S 4S 5S 6S..................................................................2 Chips
5S 5S 5S 5D 5D.......................................................................4 Chips
Going Out....................................................................................2 Chips
TOTAL........................................................................................8 Chips
There are 6 Payers in Hand (6 X 8)...........................................48 Chips
How much did we collect all during the Hand?:
AS 2S 3S (2 X 6 Payers).......................................................12 Chips
5S 5S 5S (4 X 6 Payers).......................................................24 Chips
Additional 5S (2 X 6 Payers)....................................................12 Chips
We Paid Out in Chips to the Other Players...............................-10 Chips
We Collect the Tops (7 Antes - 2 Chips For House Take)...........5 Chips
TOTAL DURING HAND...........................................................43 Chips
TOTAL FOR GOING OUT........................................................48 Chips
TOTAL MADE FOR THIS HAND............................................91 Chips
Do you see why we love Pan? What other game can give you such a rush? When was the last time you put a chip in a Poker game and pulled out 91 chips? There is no game like Pan that I have ever played that brings this much excitement!
