Chinchón
Form your runs and sets — Chinchón closes the round instantly.
Chinchón is a beloved Spanish/Argentinian rummy variant played with a 40-card Spanish deck. Build sets and runs to minimise deadwood — or complete all 7 cards of the same suit (Chinchón) to instantly win the round.
🎮 Ways to Play Chinchón
Create a Chinchón Table
When Chinchón launches, you'll create your own table in seconds, get an invite code, and deal in exactly who you want.
Join a Chinchón Table by Invite
Joining will be as simple as entering a table code — one tap and you're seated at a friend's Chinchón game.
Play Chinchón Against the Computer
Smart AI opponents with multiple difficulty levels will make it easy to learn Chinchón and practice your strategy solo.
Play Chinchón Offline
Chinchón will support offline play against computer opponents, so you can play anywhere — no internet connection needed.
🎯 Objective
Score the fewest penalty points. A player reaching 100 points is eliminated; last standing wins.
🃏 Chinchón Setup & Rules
- Uses a 40-card Spanish deck (remove 8s, 9s, 10s from a standard 52-card deck). Aces are low (1 pt).
- Deal 7 cards each. Flip one card face-up for the discard pile.
▶ How to Play Chinchón
- On your turn, draw one card from the stock or the discard pile.
- Discard one card face-up.
- A set is 3–4 cards of the same rank (different suits). A run is 3+ consecutive cards of the same suit.
- Knock (close the round): place your discard face-down when your unmatched cards' total is low enough (typically ≤ 5 pts).
- Chinchón: knock when your entire hand forms one 7-card run of the same suit — all other players score all their deadwood; you score nothing (or receive a bonus).
- After a knock all players reveal hands and score their deadwood.
🎬 Watch: How to Play Chinchón
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📖 Detailed Guide
Setting up the game
- Chinchon seats 2 to 6 players, and each player is dealt seven cards.
- One card is turned face-up to start the discard pile, and the rest form the face-down stock.
- The aim is to arrange your hand into combinations and leave as little unmatched as possible.
- It plays much like rummy, but the seven-card hand makes rounds short and sharp.
Melds and deadwood
- A run is three or more consecutive cards of the same suit. A set is three or more cards of the same rank.
- Anything not part of a run or set is deadwood, and deadwood is what you score against.
- Aces count 1, numbered cards their face value, and court cards 10 each.
- Because court cards are the most expensive to be caught with, shedding them early is usually right.
Taking a turn
- Each turn is the same two steps: draw one card, then discard one.
- You may draw the face-down top of the stock, or take the visible card from the discard pile.
- Taking from the discard tells everyone something about what you are building, so the free information has a price.
- Watch what opponents pick up, and avoid discarding anything that extends what they are collecting.
Closing the round
- When your unmatched cards total five points or fewer, you may close the round with your discard.
- Everyone then reveals and counts their deadwood, which is added to their running total.
- Chinchon is the perfect hand — a single run of all seven cards in one suit — and it wins outright.
- Points are penalties, so the aim across the game is the lowest total. Players who climb past the agreed limit drop out.
📊 Chinchón Scoring
Deadwood = pip value of unmatched cards (A=1, J=10, Q=10, K=10). Chinchón = 0 points (or −10 in some variants). Players eliminated at 100 cumulative points. Last player standing wins.
❓ Chinchón — Frequently Asked Questions
How many players do you need for Chinchón?
Chinchón is played with 2–6 players. On Vanikar, empty seats can be filled with AI opponents so you can always start a game.
When is Chinchón coming to Vanikar?
Chinchón is in development now. Premium subscribers get access first when it launches — download the app to be ready on day one.
Will I be able to play Chinchón against the computer?
Yes. Like every Vanikar game, Chinchón will support play against smart AI opponents with multiple difficulty levels, plus online multiplayer and private tables with friends.
Is Chinchón free to play?
The Vanikar Card Games app is free to download on iOS and Android, and every game is free to play for 2 weeks — no credit card required.
