Okey Club

Popular Turkish board game.

Okey is a traditional Turkish tile-based board game for 2–4 players. It is similar to Rummikub and played with a set of 106 tiles (numbers 1–13 in four colors, each duplicated, plus 2 special “fake jokers”).

The goal is to form valid sets and runs with your tiles and be the first to finish your hand.

Game Components

106 tiles: Numbers 1–13 in 4 colors (red, blue, yellow, black), 2 of each.

2 fake jokers: Look different and act as dummies.

Racks: Each player has one to hold tiles.

Setup

Determine dealer (random). Dealer shuffles all tiles facedown.

Build wall: Tiles are stacked face down in 21 columns of 5 tiles each.

Select indicator tile: A random tile is drawn and placed face up.

The joker is the next number of the same color as the indicator (e.g., if the indicator is Blue 7 → Blue 8s are jokers).

Fake jokers take the value of the real joker.

Deal tiles: Dealer takes 15 tiles; all others take 14. Remaining tiles form the draw pile.

Gameplay

Players take turns clockwise.

On Your Turn:

Draw one tile: Either from the draw pile or the discard pile.

Discard one tile: Place a tile face up on top of your discard stack.

You must always have 14 tiles (except when finishing with 15).

Valid Combinations

Tiles are arranged into groups:

Runs (sequences): At least 3 consecutive numbers of the same color.

Example: Red 4-5-6.

Sets (same numbers): 3 or 4 of the same number in different colors.

Example: Blue 9, Red 9, Black 9.

Jokers can substitute for any tile.

Winning

A player wins when they can arrange all 14 tiles in valid sets/runs and discard the 15th.

Special hand (called “Çifte”): Winning with pairs only (seven pairs).

Scoring (optional house rules)

The winner scores +1 point, others -1.

If a player wins with “Çifte” (pairs) → score is doubled.

If a player wins by drawing the last tile from the wall → bonus points.

In short: Draw a tile → Arrange into runs/sets → Discard → Try to finish first.