Rules Cachetão (Big Cacheta)
| Imaginary Joker | Going Out Seven
It is one more game of the PIF PAF family, also played with
two decks (104 cards), in which 2 to 5 players can participate.
This game may be played with or without the joker, the only
rule is to agree on that before starting the game.
Nine cards are dealt to each player, one
by one, two at a time, three at a time, alternating among
the players. One card of the stock is turned face up to
establish the wild card, which will always be the card above
the one which was turned up, following the same suit. E.g.:
if the 9 of Hearts is turned up, the wild card is the 10
of Hearts.
The objective of the game is to form melds
of same number cards and/or sequences (see PIF PAF), combining
the nine cards or the 10 cards (the nine received at the
dealing plus one that was drawn). The wild card can only
be used in the consecutive card melds.
All players start the game with seven or
ten "lives" (chips, whose only purpose is to show
the situation of the player along the game; for bets in
cash another kind of chips must be used).
The round is mandatory and if an opponent
goes out with nine cards he will lose one life, and if he
goes out with 10 cards, he will lose two lives. The last
"survivor" wins the game and the betting chips.
The value of the bets must be agreed on
before the game starts.
CACHETÃO(Big Cacheta)
Similar to the "Cacheta", with
the following differences:
The minimum number of players is 5 and
the maximum is 11.
Instead of two wild cards, there are four, since the wild
cards are the ones with the same color and whose rank is
the next card above the one turned face up. E.g. if the
8 of Clubs is turned up, all black 9s will be wild cards.
Anytime a player, due to the quality of the cards received,
does not participate in the game, he will lose a life; if
he participates - and an opponent wins the round, he will
lose two lives. The last "survivor" wins the game
and the betting chips.
Cards are dealt three at a time, alternating players.
Imaginary Jocker
In some places the "Cacheta"
is played with an imaginary joker, that is, all players
receive eight cards and the ninth one will be the "imaginary
joker" or the "joker on your mind", which
will always fit into consecutive card melds.
So, for instance, if any of the players
has three Queens of different suits, three nine of different
suits and the four and the five of Spades, he will win,
for the joker will replace the three or six of Spades.
Going Out Seven
Another variant of "Cacheta".
The objective is the same, but in this game there is no
joker. The betting system is this: a certain fee is agreed
upon and it will be played at each hand, without raises
or doubles, playing the game no time limits or with a preset
time limit.
