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Just gave it a try and I liked it. Managed to make 20 points (not too good, I know) on my first try. I guess the ordering of the cards for the second run is key, so there's a memory element there too (unless you're alowed to look at the discard pile, but I guessed you can't).

I like how the game is played only by holding the cards. Sometimes it's not easy, although it's never really a problem…

I've found a rule change that makes the game play nicer :)

It adds two new meld types:

A mixed-run-meld. This is a run with a "thread" of suits. E.g. 2 and 3 could share suns, 3 and 4 could share knots. Thus you create a mixed-run of 2-3-4.

A mixed-suit-meld. This is a set of three or more cards of any rank, as long as they share the same suit.

Here's the scoring system:

A straight-run-meld (that's a run-meld following a single suit) scores the value of the highest card in the run.

A mixed-run-meld scores the value of the lowest card in the run.

A rank-meld (three or more cards of the same rank) scores the value of the rank played.

A full suit-meld (contains exactly one of each of the six suits) scores the value of the highest card in the meld.

A mixed-suit-meld (that's three or more cards of any rank, sharing the same suit) scores zero.

Aces are worth 1 point, Crowns are worth 10 points.

Go through the pack twice, as per original rules, creating as many melds as possible. At the end of the game, count the number of cards you have remaining. Subtract this number from your total meld score.

So, if there is a meld in my hand, do I HAVE to put it in the meld archive? If yes, do I have to put all possible cards in it?

Real life situation: say it's phase two, and I got four Crowns in my hand, and one of them is the Crown of Waves. But I know the 9 and 8 of Waves are coming next draw. Can I keep the Crown of Waves out of the meld? I can also imagine a situation where one would prefer not to make a meld in phase 1, in order to perhaps put the cards in a more effective order and discard them.

Also, the rules for the extended deck don't mention Courts, but they're there, right? Just like Pawns? I saw a 41 card deck somewhere… were the Courts previously not in the extended deck?

With a few plays under my belt, I'd say making it optional is better, just because you'll rely less on luck and more on planning.