{"id":64,"date":"2026-04-21T00:51:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T00:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.com\/?post_type=card_game&#038;p=64"},"modified":"2026-04-21T00:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T00:51:44","slug":"caloochi","status":"publish","type":"card_game","link":"https:\/\/playerules.com\/?card_game=caloochi","title":{"rendered":"Caloochi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is Caloochi?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Caloochi \u2014 also spelled Calooki or Kalookie \u2014 is a rummy variant with deep roots in Sephardic Jewish culture, popular across the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of Europe. It plays similarly to Kaluki: two decks plus Jokers, an opening meld of 51+ points required, and Jokers can be stolen from table melds. The final round has a special rule \u2014 players must go out without discarding, meaning every card must play.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What You Need<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Two standard 52-card decks plus two or four Jokers shuffled together<\/li><li>Two to six players<\/li><li>Score pad<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Card Values<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aces: 11 points<\/li><li>Face cards: 10 points each<\/li><li>Number cards 2\u201310: face value<\/li><li>Jokers: wild \u2014 25 penalty points if held when someone goes out<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setup<\/h2>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Deal 13 cards to each player.<\/li><li>Flip one card to start the discard pile.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Play<\/h2>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Draw one card from stock or top discard.<\/li><li>Your first meld of the game must total at least 51 points. Until then, you cannot lay off on others&#8217; melds.<\/li><li>After opening, meld sets (3+ same rank) and runs (4+ consecutive same suit) freely.<\/li><li><strong>Steal Jokers:<\/strong> Replace a tabled Joker with the natural card it represents and use the Joker in a new meld immediately.<\/li><li>Discard one card to end your turn.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Round Rule<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>In the final round of the game, players must go out without discarding \u2014 every card in hand must be played into a meld or laid off. This makes the final round significantly harder and more exciting.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scoring<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Going out scores 0. All others count cards in hand (Jokers = 25 pts each). Lowest cumulative total over multiple rounds wins.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Plan your 51-point opening from the first draw \u2014 three Aces (33 pts) plus any face card combination gets you there fast.<\/li><li>Never hold Jokers near the end of the game \u2014 use them or you pay heavily.<\/li><li>In the final round, plan your entire hand layout before committing \u2014 one card that doesn&#8217;t fit means you cannot go out.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=how+to+play+Caloochi+Kalooki+rummy+card+game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>\u25b6 Search How to Play on YouTube<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A contract rummy from the Middle East and Europe \u2014 opening meld of 51+ points, Joker stealing, and a final round with no discard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"game_category":[2,7],"game_tag":[],"class_list":["post-64","card_game","type-card_game","status-publish","hentry","game_category-classic-games","game_category-matching-rummy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playerules.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/card_game\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playerules.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/card_game"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playerules.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/card_game"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playerules.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"game_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playerules.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fgame_category&post=64"},{"taxonomy":"game_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playerules.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fgame_tag&post=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}