Burako
You play with 106 tiles: you make sets and runs, collect canastas of 7, and take the muerto. Add up your hand with the calculator below.
Your hand's points
Melds and going out
Tiles laid down
Tiles left in your hand
Your hand0
Enter your canastas and tiles.
The table
| Tiles 1 | 15 |
| Tiles 2 | 20 |
| From 3 to 7 | 5 |
| From 8 to 13 | 10 |
| Wild cards | 50 |
| Pure canasta | 200 |
| Impure canasta | 100 |
| Going out | 100 |
| Not taking the muerto | −100 |
Where it comes from
Nº 1: 15 puntos.In English: No. 1: 15 points.
Nº 2: 20 puntos.In English: No. 2: 20 points.
Nº 3 al 7: 5 puntos.In English: No. 3 to 7: 5 points.
Nº 8 al 13: 10 puntos.In English: No. 8 to 13: 10 points.
Comodines: 50 puntos.In English: Wild cards: 50 points.
Canasta Pura: 200 puntos.In English: Pure canasta: 200 points.
Canasta Impura: 100 puntos.In English: Impure canasta: 100 points.
Puntaje por cierre: 100 puntos.In English: Score for going out: 100 points.
Por no comprar el muerto: 100 puntos en contra.In English: For not taking the muerto: 100 points against.
El puntaje de las fichas no bajadas se descuenta sin importar la existencia de canasta o no.In English: The points of the tiles not laid down are subtracted whether or not there is a canasta.
Juegos Bonaerenses 2026 - Specific rules: Burako (older adults) · juegos.gba.gob.ar · copy from 3 Nov 2026How to play
- The setup104 numbered tiles and 2 wild cards: 12 for each rack, one muerto of 11 per player and 6 piles of 10 (106 in total).
Where it comes from
LAS FICHAS: 104 fichas numeradas.
In English: THE TILES: 104 numbered tiles.
2 comodines de igual color.
In English: 2 wild cards of the same color.
2 MAZOS DE 12 (1 PARA CADA PARTICIPANTE EN SU ATRIL), 2 mazos de 11 fichas (1 muerto por JUGADOR) y 6 mazos de 10 fichas.
In English: 2 PILES OF 12 (1 FOR EACH PARTICIPANT ON THEIR RACK), 2 piles of 11 tiles (1 muerto per PLAYER) and 6 piles of 10 tiles.
Juegos Bonaerenses 2026 - Specific rules: Burako (older adults) · juegos.gba.gob.ar · copy from 3 Nov 2026 - Your turnYou take a tile from the pile or the whole discard pile, lay down melds if you want, and leave one tile on the discard pile.
Where it comes from
en caso de querer tomar el pozo debe tomarlo con todas las fichas depositadas en él.
In English: If you want to take the discard pile, you must take it with all the tiles placed in it.
Luego de finalizar su jugada el jugador de turno debe dejar una ficha para arriba en el pozo para cederle el turno al siguiente jugador.
In English: After finishing their play, the player whose turn it is must leave one tile face up on the discard pile to pass the turn to the next player.
Juegos Bonaerenses 2026 - Specific rules: Burako (older adults) · juegos.gba.gob.ar · copy from 3 Nov 2026 - MeldsSet: three or more of the same number. Run: the 1 can go at the start or after the 13. Canasta: 7 tiles or more. The 2 are also wild cards.
Where it comes from
Pierna: No menos de 3 fichas del mismo número, cualquier color.
In English: Set: No fewer than 3 tiles of the same number, any color.
Escalera: la ficha número 1 puede comenzar los juegos o finalizarlos después del 13.
In English: Run: tile number 1 can start the melds or end them after the 13.
Canasta: 7 fichas como mínimo en juego de Pierna o Escalera. Pueden ser Puras (sin comodín) o Impuras (con comodín).
In English: Canasta: at least 7 tiles in a set or a run. They can be pure (no wild card) or impure (with a wild card).
Un juego puede tener hasta dos comodines siempre que la relación ficha comodín sea 2:1.
In English: A meld can have up to two wild cards as long as the tile-to-wild-card ratio is 2:1.
Además de los 2 comodines con figuras, en este juego las fichas Nº 2 también lo son.
In English: Besides the 2 wild cards with figures, in this game the tiles No. 2 are wild too.
Juegos Bonaerenses 2026 - Specific rules: Burako (older adults) · juegos.gba.gob.ar · copy from 3 Nov 2026 - ClosingWith an empty rack or one tile, and only if you already have a canasta and bought the muerto.
Where it comes from
Para poder cerrar la partida es condición necesaria que el jugador haya concretado una canasta Pura o Impura y que haya comprado el Muerto.
In English: To be able to close the game, the player must have completed a Pura or Impura canasta and must have bought the Muerto.
Se corta con atril vacío o una (1) ficha.
In English: You close with an empty rack or one (1) tile.
Juegos Bonaerenses 2026 - Specific rules: Burako (older adults) · juegos.gba.gob.ar · copy from 3 Nov 2026 - If the stock runs outWith no canastas, the hand is played again; if someone has a canasta, it is counted without the 100 for closing.
Where it comes from
En caso que se acabaran las fichas del mazo y ninguno de las dos participantes tuvieran canasta, la mano se juega de vuelta.
In English: If the tiles in the stock run out and neither of the two participants has a canasta, the hand is played again.
Si uno de los participantes tuviera canasta al terminar las fichas de los mazos, se contará normalmente sin incluir los 100 puntos por el cierre.
In English: If one of the participants has a canasta when the tiles in the stock run out, it is counted normally, without including the 100 points for closing.
Juegos Bonaerenses 2026 - Specific rules: Burako (older adults) · juegos.gba.gob.ar · copy from 3 Nov 2026 - The matchTo 1,500 points, in pairs.
Where it comes from
Es un juego de fichas que se juega INDIVIDUAL cuyo objetivo es alcanzar los 1.500 puntos.
In English: It is a tile game played INDIVIDUALLY, and the goal is to reach 1,500 points.
LOS JUGADORES: DOS (2) jugadores/as POR MESA.
In English: THE PLAYERS: TWO (2) players PER TABLE.
Juegos Bonaerenses 2026 - Specific rules: Burako (older adults) · juegos.gba.gob.ar · copy from 3 Nov 2026
Tiles laid down
The Buenos Aires rules say that the tiles you did not lay down are deducted and that, if the stock runs out, it is counted “normally.” At almost all tables, the tiles laid down add to your score. That is why the calculator adds them, and you can turn it off.