How Tongits Fight Rounds Actually Work
Each Tongits Fight round starts with a 12-card deal to each of the three seats, with the remaining cards forming the draw pile. On your turn you draw one card, attempt to meld sets or runs face-up on the table, then discard. The Fight is called when the active player chooses not to draw and instead challenges remaining opponents to show their
hands. At that point every seated player reveals their unmelded cards; the player with the lowest deadwood count wins the pot. Ties in deadwood are resolved by the highest meld value on the table, so keeping clean melds visible always matters. Folding before a Fight forfeits your stake for that round.