Thai knock dummy has a unique term, but do not worry, we will provide you a list of very comprehensive glossary so that you can enjoy this strategic game once in lifetime. Here are commonly used terms in Thai knock dummy game.
1. สี (See) color : four suits of cards: spades ♠, hearts ♥, diamonds ♦ and clubs ♣ or two colors of cards: black and red
2. ตอง (Tong) Set: a set consists of three or four cards of the same rank, such as three Aces, four of a kind 4♠ 4♥ 4♦ 4♣.
3. เรียง (Riang) Run: a run consists of three or more cards in sequence of the same suit, such as 6♠ 7♠ 8♠ or 9♥ 10♥ J♥
4. สเปโต (Speto) Speto: two of clubs 2♣ and queen of spades Q♠ , the most valued special cards, worth 50 points each in counting scores after the end of game and worth double score in the level of losing medium when holding Speto.
5. หัว (Hua) Head: the first card of the discard pile placed face up after dealing or called upcard. If the Speto is placed as a head, it is called the Head Speto card. หัวสเปโต (Hua Speto)
6. ดัมมี่ (Dummy) Layoffs: the cards added to sets or runs previously melded by players or others or so called Dummy in Thai, a matching card game in Thai. ตีดัมมี่ discard dummy
Three forms of Dummy
One, the cards added to a run that ascend or descend in order according to their ranks eg. a run of 6♠ 7♠ 8 ♠, the dummy of first rank is 5♠ and 9♠, the dummy of second rank is 4♠ and 10♠
Two, the cards added to a run at third rank and used as faced down dummy knock eg. a run of 6♠ 7♠ 8 ♠, we have 9♠ 10♠ as the dummy and place J♠ face down to knock.
Three, the fourth card of a set eg. three Kings, we add the fourth King as the dummy
7. มืด (Mued) Dark gameplay: No collecting any cards from the discard pile at the beginning of game to the ending. Cards in hand never seen .
8. สว่าง (Sawang) Light gameplay: Picking cards from the discard pile at any turns. Cards seen on the table.
9. ตัวกันสเปโต (Tuakan Speto) Speto defensive cards: 2♠ , 2♥ , 2♦ , 3♣ , 4♣ , Q♥ , Q♦ , Q♣ , 10♠ , J♠ , K♠ , A♠ If you discard the defensive card close to the Speto, you may pay the Speto value for all the players to the picker.
10. ตัวกันหัว (Tuakanhua) Head defensive cards: the related card of the Head card in the same rank or the same suit in first or second consecutive order, for example if the Head card is 7♠ so the Head defensive cards are 7♥ , 7♦ , 7♣ , 6♠ , 5♠ 8♠ , 9♠.
11. ตัวกันหัวสเปโต (Tuakanhuaspeto) The Head Speto defensive card: The Speto defensive card is placed face up as the Head.
12. จั่ว,จก (Jua, Jok) Draw: take up a card from the stock pile.
13. เกิด,เก็บ (Kerd, Keb) Pick or collect: take up a card from the discard pile.
14. ลง (Long) Lay down or put down: place a full meld or dummy in front of a player on the table.
15. ฝาก (Fak) Lay off: add dummy to melds.
16. ตัน (Tan) Dead: Have no further layoff or dummy added to melds, such as dead sets or four of a kind, dead runs 9♣ 10♣ J♣ Q♣ without dummy 8♣ or K♣. opposite to live (ไม่ตัน) ลงไพ่ชุดตัน lay down dead melds ลงฝากดัมมี่ตัน lay off dead dummy ลงไพ่ชุดเรียงไม่ตัน lay down live runs ลงฝากดัมมี่ไม่ตัน lay off live dummy ผู้ลงฝากดัมมี่ไม่ตัน live dummy layer
17. อม (Om) Hold Speto: keep Speto in hand.
18. ตี,ทิ้ง (Tee, Ting) Discard: throw a card to the discard pile.
19. ปี้ (Pee) close: discard the card close to the card of same rank or the same suit in first or second consecutive order, for example 5♦ close to 5♥, 10♠ close to 9♠, 8♠, J♠ and Q♠. ตีปี้ discard the close card
20. ค้ำ (Kam) Defend: discard the Speto defensive card.
21. ฝัง (Fang) Bury: discard the Speto defensive card or the safe card that cannot be collected on the top of discard pile.
22. ไล่ (Lai) Follow: discard the card close to the right hand discards.
23. ฆ่า (Ka) Kill: discard the card close to the Head in order to discard or get Speto.
24. เต็ม (Tem) Full: discard the card close to the two cards of the same suit in sequential order or the same numerical rank and make a full meld, such as throwing 8♠ close to a pair of eights, 8♦ 8♥ forming a set, or throwing 10♦ close to 9♦ J♦ forming a sequence. ตึเต็ม discard the full meld
25. โง่ (Ngo) Fool: discard the fool card that the right player picks it and knock. ตีโง่ discard the fool card
26. น็อก (Nok) Knock: end the game by completing all hands with sets or runs or laying off and remaining one card face down. Knock without collecting any cards or by collecting cards only once called dark knock (น็อกมืด) and dark knock with seven consecutive cards or two runs and a dummy of the same suit called dark color knock (น็อกสีมืด). Knock after having melds on the table called light knock (น็อกสว่าง) and light knock with all consecutive cards of the same suit on the table and on hand called light color knock (น็อกสีสว่าง) opposite to light color sleep (ลบสีสว่าง) : all cards in hand and on the table are the same suit after the game ended.
27. ลบมืด (Lobmued): Players are not able to pick up a card from the discard pile to form melds through the game ending, This state is also called หลับสนิท (Labsanit) or Dark sleep opposite to น็อกมืด (Nokmued) or dark knock.
28. สัมผัส (Sampat) Link: knock by linking two or more cards and complete hands with a run or a set.
29. ลอย (Loy) Float: knock by drawing a card and face down on one's turn.
30. ข้าม (Kam) Cross: knock by picking the card of the opposite hand on one's turn.
31. ชนตึก (Chontuek) Hit a building: Almost knock, make a full meld but there is no card placed face down.
32. ส่งหอก (Songhok) Send the spear: discard the card that is expected to be the fool card to another player.
33. สกัด (Sakad) Block: pick up the key cards.
34. คั่ว (Kua) Roast: wait for the fool card or dummy to knock.
35. เผา (Pao) Burn: make a player dark sleep.
36. ชน (Chon) face to face: Both players play the same gameplay but one can knock the other, for example dark sleep is face to face dark knock, the dark sleeper must pay the face to face value to the dark knocker. It is possible that dark sleep can be face to face with light color knock, and least possible that dark color sleep meets dark color knock face to face.
37. ระดับการเสียแต้ม (Radabkansiataem) Level of losing points: Another kind of values of gameplay, there are three levels of losing points : lose less (เสียน้อย), lose medium (เสียกลาง) and lose more (เสียมาก).
38. ค่าการเล่น (Kakanlen) Value of gameplay: cards or melds worth 1 time or double at the level of medium loss happened in a gameplay, both positive and negative points the players get or lose: Head (ค่าหัว), Speto (ค่าสเปโต), Speto hold (ค่าอมสเปโต), knock (ค่าน็อก), fool (ค่าโง่), dummy (ค่าดัมมี่) dummy discard (ค่าตีดัมมี่), full meld discard (ค่าตีเต็มชุด), close discard (ค่าตีปี้), faced down dummy knock (ค่าคว่ำดัมมี่น็อก) and faced down Speto knock (ค่าคว่ำสเปโตน็อก) The losers may pay the values of gameplay more than 1 time to the winner. These values of gameplay include the face to face (ค่าชน), the color knock (ค่าน็อกสี), the total (ค่าเหมาจ่าย), the loser must pay four or eight times or more at the level of more loss.
39. ระดับการเล่น (Radabkanlen) Level of gameplay: There are many levels of gameplay in Thai knock dummy according to the player's skills. The level of gameplay is related to the level of losing points. For example, the Zian level is designed at the level of losing points: 100 - 200 - 300, while the Kotra Zian level is designed at the level of losing points: 200 - 300 - 400.
40. เหมาจ่าย (Maojai) pay the total: pay every value of gameplay happened for all the players to the knocker. eg. pay the three levels of losing points and the knock value including the fool, the Speto hold or the face down dummy knock if the knocker gets them.
จ่ายรอบวง pay round: eg. pay dummy or full meld value to all the players. จ่ายค่าตีดัมมี่หรือค่าตีเต็มชุดรอบวง
จ่ายแทนขาอื่น pay for all the players: eg. pay the Speto value for all the players to the picker. จ่ายค่าสเปโตแทนขาอื่นให้กับผู้เก็บได้
41. ขาบน (Kabon) the left hand opponent.
42. ขาล่าง (Kalang) the right hand opponent.
43. ขาตรงข้าม (Katrongkam) the opposite hand opponent.
44. ขาสุดท้าย (Kasudtai) the last hand opponent: the player who draws the last card.
45. ผู้น็อก (Poonok) the knocker
46. ผู้ลบมืด (Poolobmued) the dark sleeper
47. ผู้ลบสีสว่าง (Poolobseesawang) the light color sleeper
48. ผู้เล่นมืด (Poolenmued) the dark gameplayer
49. ผู้ตี (Pootee) the discarder or the thrower
50. ผู้ตีโง่ (Pootee-ngo) the fool discarder
51. ผู้ตีเต็ม (Pooteetem) the full meld discarder
52. ผู้ตีปี้ (Pooteepee) the close discarder
53. ผู้อมสเปโต (Poo-om Speto) the Speto holder
54. ผู้ฝากไพ่ (Poofakpai) ผู้ลงไพ่ (Poolongpai) the layer
55. ผู้เก็บไพ่ (Pookebpai) ผู้เกิดไพ่ (Pookerdpai) the picker or the collector
56. ผู้กินแต้ม (Pookintaem) the highest scorer: the player who makes the highest score - no knocker at the end of game
