Blog: Okey and card game articles

The rules tables argue about, how look-alike games really differ, and the tricks to setting up a table with friends. We give the common rule with its source, and Masabaşı's setting right next to it.

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Rules21 October 20265 min read

How to find the okey: the indicator, the 13 and examples

Turn the indicator, go one step up: that's the okey. The rule fits in a line — it's the 13, the false okey and the indicator's twin that tables argue about.

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House rules21 October 20266 min read
Can you stack a +2 on a +4? Every version of stacking
Under the official rules a +2 and a +4 never pile up; at real tables there are three ways to stack, a ceiling and a handful of escape cards. Here's what each one does and how to set it up at Masabaşı.
Setting up a table21 October 20266 min read
How to set up a private Okey table: code, invite link and bots
Set the table, drop the link in the group, put a bot in the empty seat. Every step of a private table for 101 Okey and Okey, including what happens when someone drops.
House rules21 October 20265 min read
7-0: swap on a seven, pass on a zero — fun or chaos?
Play a 7 and you trade hands with an opponent; play a 0 and every hand moves one seat along. Here's the fine print: which presets switch it on, and what it turns into with two players.
Comparisons21 October 20267 min read
Okey vs Rummikub: same tiles, different game
Same box, different game. What catches an Okey player out at a Rummikub table, and the other way round — in one table.
House rules21 October 20267 min read
Official or house rules? 8 arguments every card table has
From stacking a +2 on a +2 to going out on a wild: the eight rules that start the most arguments at a card table. What the official rulebook says, how a street table plays it, and which Masabaşı setting decides.

Rules

Rules21 October 20265 min read
How to find the okey: the indicator, the 13 and examples
Turn the indicator, go one step up: that's the okey. The rule fits in a line — it's the 13, the false okey and the indicator's twin that tables argue about.

House rules

House rules21 October 20266 min read
Can you stack a +2 on a +4? Every version of stacking
Under the official rules a +2 and a +4 never pile up; at real tables there are three ways to stack, a ceiling and a handful of escape cards. Here's what each one does and how to set it up at Masabaşı.
House rules21 October 20265 min read
7-0: swap on a seven, pass on a zero — fun or chaos?
Play a 7 and you trade hands with an opponent; play a 0 and every hand moves one seat along. Here's the fine print: which presets switch it on, and what it turns into with two players.
House rules21 October 20267 min read
Official or house rules? 8 arguments every card table has
From stacking a +2 on a +2 to going out on a wild: the eight rules that start the most arguments at a card table. What the official rulebook says, how a street table plays it, and which Masabaşı setting decides.

Comparisons

Comparisons21 October 20267 min read
Okey vs Rummikub: same tiles, different game
Same box, different game. What catches an Okey player out at a Rummikub table, and the other way round — in one table.

Setting up a table

Setting up a table21 October 20266 min read
How to set up a private Okey table: code, invite link and bots
Set the table, drop the link in the group, put a bot in the empty seat. Every step of a private table for 101 Okey and Okey, including what happens when someone drops.

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