Tongits King Offline: cut the deadwood and call Tongits
Tongits King Offline is a three-player Filipino rummy game you can play against bots without a connection. How the game works and where to play it.
Tongits is one of the most played card games in the Philippines, and it rewards the same habits as other rummy games. You build melds, you hold as little deadwood as you can, and you know when to call the round. Play Boom's Tongits King Offline brings that game to Android with bots for the other seats, so you can learn the rhythm without a table.
What a round looks like
Each player holds cards, and the aim is to form melds: sets of the same rank or runs in one suit. Cards that do not fit a meld are deadwood, and deadwood is what you want to shed. The studio's line for the game is a good summary: cut the deadwood, then call Tongits.
Calling Tongits
Calling Tongits ends the round when you think your hand is the lowest. If you are right, you score well. If someone else has less deadwood, you pay for the mistake. Calling too early is the most common way to lose a round, so count the deadwood on the table before you call.
Playing against bots
The bots take the other two seats, so you can practise a full round alone. Watch which cards are discarded. A card that nobody picks up is often a card the other players do not need, which tells you something about their hands.
Get it
Our view: Tongits King Offline is one of the best ways to play this game on a phone. The links below go to the store page and the studio.
If you want to compare it with another offline game from Play Boom, read Pusoy or Tongits: which to learn first.
Questions people ask
What is Tongits?
A three-player Filipino rummy game. The studio's description is: cut the deadwood, then call Tongits.
Can I play Tongits offline?
Yes. Play Boom describes Tongits King Offline as playable offline against bots.
What is deadwood?
Cards that are not part of a meld. Getting rid of deadwood is the main way to score in Tongits.
How many players does it need?
The studio describes it as three-player. Bots fill the other seats.
What is a meld?
A set of three or more cards of the same rank, or a run of three or more consecutive cards of one suit. Melds keep cards out of your deadwood count.
Where can I play the studio's other games?
Play Boom lists Pusoy King, Board Club, Masti ADDA 29 and Truco King on its site, and each has its own page.