Rule Variations
- The starting player could be determined with a die
On a player's turn:
- the sticks are rebundled and dropped
- the stack is taken over from the previous player
Allowed helpers:
- only the Mikado if the player has at least one of all other sticks (Kuli, Samurai, Bonzen, Mandarin)
- Mikado (traditional)
- Mikado / Mandarin (simplified)
- Mikado / Mandarin / Bonzen (casual)
The last stick taken when the stack moves:
- added to the score
- not added
- not added and drop immediately (stack take over variant)
- The exact sequence of Kuli, Samurai, Bonzen and Mandarin may double the points of a turn.
- A player who does not use the correct helper may lose all points of the actual turn.
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