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What counts as a bomb, and can a straight flush be played as an ordinary straight?

The rulebook defines bombs and its FAQ answers the straight question.

  • Tichu rulebook · Rulebook · Can I play a sequence-bomb as a normal sequence?
  • Tichu rulebook · Rulebook · THE SPECIAL CARDS
  • thatmarkguy · Community · 2008-12-05
  • Berthold · Community · 2008-12-14

A bomb is four cards of one rank or five-plus consecutive cards all of one suit. A straight flush is always a bomb: you cannot choose to play it as a normal straight, and you do not need to declare it. The Mah Jong and Phoenix cannot be part of a bomb.

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