How to Play Murlan

1. Objective

Murlan is usually played with four players. The goal is to get rid of all your cards before the other players. In each hand, the first player out earns the best result, followed by second and third. The last player receives no points for that hand.

2. Deck and Card Order

Murlan uses a 54-card deck: the normal 52 cards plus a Black Joker and a Red Joker. The card order is:

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K, A, 2, Black Joker, Red Joker.

The first hand starts with the player holding the 3 of spades. That card must be part of the opening play.

3. Legal Combinations

You can play these common Murlan combinations:

• Single: one card.
• Pair: two cards of the same rank.
• Triple: three cards of the same rank.
• Bomb: four cards of the same rank.
• Scale: a run of five or more consecutive cards.

4. Turn Flow

On your turn, beat the current table play with a stronger combination of the same type and size, or pass. If everyone else passes, the last player who made a successful play clears the table and opens the next turn with any legal combination.

5. Scoring and Card Swap

A common Murlan scoring flow gives 3 points to the first player out, 2 points to the second, 1 point to the third, and 0 points to the last player. After a hand, the player who finished last usually gives a high card to the winner and receives a lower card back, unless the local table rule says otherwise.

6. Play Murlan on iPhone

Murlan lets you practice these rules offline against AI, play ranked online FFA or 2v2, and create private rooms with friends.