Tonnen
The older end rule when a player runs out of chips.
Tonnen is not a main rule of the modern explanation of play. It is an older end rule that appears in the sources as a traditional or orthodox playing style.
Traditional playing style
The old rule works like this:
- players start with a fixed stock of point chips
- as soon as a player has no chips left, that kong or game cycle ends immediately
- the score is written down
- the chips are redistributed
- after that the next kong starts
Modern playing style
In the modern playing style, this rule no longer applies. If your chips are gone, the game is not automatically broken off.
Effect at the table
Tonnen must therefore be seen in advance as a conscious variant choice. Without that agreement, the game cycle is simply played out to the last North.
Language from the source
The source uses both ton and tonnen for this early-ending rule.
The sources also use fishes for point chips. In this new text, that remains limited to this source explanation.
Quick check
- In the modern main rule,
tonnendoes not exist. - In the traditional playing style, the game stops early if a player has no chips left.
- This rule mainly changes the length of a session, not the structure of
1hand.
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