According to kalooki 40 rules the game is played with the use of 2 regular deck cards plus 2 jokers. We thus have 106 cards that are used. At the start of each hand the player will receive 13 cards and the rest of the cards after dealing are going to be placed on the table, face down. This is known as the stockpile. One card from the stockpile is taken and placed on the table near it face up. This will be the first card in the discard pile.

Kalooki 40 rules state that jokers are worth twenty five points and every single ace will bring in 11 points, which is more than the 10 points value of face cards. The rest of the cards are worth their numeric value.

The first meld of the game needs to be of at least 40 points in the game of Kalooki 40 and this is the big difference that we notice when we compare with Kalooki 51, where the opening meld needs to be 51 points. What is also important is the fact that you are not allowed to pick up any card from a discard pile before you do the initial meld. Jokers can replace any card that you might wish them too. What you need to be careful to is the fact that if you do not use the joker and the other player finishes the game you will be faced with a big penalty of 25 points.

Kalooki 40 rules allow the player to add on the melds that have been added by the opponent and by him. Also, you can win by Going Out or Going Kalooki. The first option means that you are going to meld all the cards in different rounds and the second means that you are going to meld all your cards in one turn and remain with one card that you are going to discard. There is also an important rule that you need to remember: when a player went Out or Kalooki you will not be able to do anything else. This means that you cannot add any card to the melds on the table and you cannot meld any sets or runs that you hold. Be careful when this happens as you might end up being faced with a high penalty when this happens. Do you like winning? Then read our kalooki 40 tips and you will surely win, a lot!