Dou Di Zhu - Illegal Play With The Kicker

Illegal Play With The Kicker

Beginners and players who are familiar with some other card games with similar but different hand's rules often misinterpret some of the rules that involve the Kicker causing illegal play.

Illegal Play Example Correction
Rank of the Kicker = Rank of the Primal cards Trio Chain /w Solo is 3-3-3-4-4-4 /w 3-K When using any Kicker attached to Primal Cards, the Kicker card cannot be the same card rank of any Primal Cards used.
Dual Solo = Pair Four /w Dual Solo: 3-3-3-3 /w J-J Dual Solo must consist of two cards with different ranks, such as J-K. Otherwise, it is counted as pair which is different.
Dual Pair = 4 Cards of the Same Rank Four /w Dual Pair: 3-3-3-3 /w J-J-J-J Dual Pair must consist of two sets of pairs of different ranks, such as 3-3-7-7.
Nuke = Kicker cards Four /w Dual Solo: 3-3-3-3 /w Colored Joker + black-and-white Joker. Only one of the Jokers can be used as a Kicker card in a Single or Dual Solo Kicker.

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