Yannith/Jannith card game - anyone know it?

SideWinder · 17 Sep 2011 at 14:11

I'm trying to find the rules to a card game...it's called Yannith/Jannith. This is pronounced Ya-Nith'.

The rough idea is that you try to get rid of all your cards but you can only get rid of them if they are the same number or in a run. So everyone starts with 3 cards i think and you each take it in turns to pick up a card.

Anyone know this game? I don't entirely remember the rules.

Aedus · 17 Sep 2011 at 14:22

Isn't that Rummy, just starting off with fewer cards each?

SideWinder · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:16

Aedus said:
Isn't that Rummy, just starting off with fewer cards each?

I remember one of the rules is once you have got rid of all your cards, you say "Yannith/Jannith" and everyone has to show their cards and add up the numbers of all the cards they have left...if someone gets to something like 200 they are out.

Kosmiche · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:19

Just stick to Pontoon.

Cosimo · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:19

Never heard of it.

RomanNose · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:20

Could just be a game that is local to your area?

Kosmiche · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:23

Oh ok, what I call Pontoon is totally different to what wikipedia says.

Basically you hand out the cards to two people, each person takes it in turn to put down a card, if they put down a jack/queen/king/ace the next person puts down 1 card for jack, 2 cards for queen, 3 cards for king and 4 cards for ace.

You just keep going, you lose by losing all your cards and the person holding all the cards wins.

In welsh we call it "Pluo" which I think means feathers or something like that.

GoatBotherer · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:53

I think you mean Yaniv.

Theres a good iPhone app of it (same name).

Reaper 392 · 17 Sep 2011 at 15:57

if you've got 4 people ******* (donkey hole) is a much more fun game to play.