Knowledge Base
Glossary
Plain-English definitions for the terminology used across পাত্তি গল্প.
- Age Verification
- The process of confirming a player is at least 18 years old before allowing account creation.
- Bankroll Management
- The practice of setting and sticking to limits on how much money you allocate for betting.
- Cashback
- A bonus that gives back a percentage of net losses over a specific period.
- Drop
- The action of discarding a card from your hand, which may incur a penalty depending on the game phase.
- First Drop
- The initial penalty a player pays when they choose to leave a game before using any cards.
- Full Drop
- A larger penalty a player receives when they stay in the game but fail to form any valid meld.
- House Edge
- The mathematical advantage the game has over the player, expressed as a percentage of each bet.
- Impure Sequence
- A sequence that includes a joker to replace one card, making it valid but not pure.
- KYC
- Know Your Customer – the process of verifying a player’s identity and address to comply with legal rules.
- Meld
- A combination of cards that forms a valid set or sequence, needed to declare in rummy.
- No-Limit
- A betting rule where players can bet any amount of their chip stack at any time.
- Pot Limit
- A betting rule where the maximum bet is limited to the current size of the pot.
- Pure Sequence
- A sequence of three or more consecutive cards of the same suit with no joker; required for a clean declare.
- Rake
- A small fee taken by the platform from each pot or tournament entry to cover costs.
- Rakeback
- A portion of the rake returned to players, often as a reward for frequent play.
- Responsible Gambling
- Guidelines and tools designed to help players stay in control and avoid problematic betting habits.
- RTP
- The percentage of total bets a game pays back to players over time; higher RTP means better odds.
- Run
- Another word for a sequence of consecutive cards of the same suit; used in some rummy variants.
- Self-Exclusion
- A player-initiated option to temporarily block access to the account for a set period.
- Set
- Three or four cards of the same rank but different suits; one of the ways to form a valid hand.
- Showdown
- The final stage where remaining players reveal their cards and the best hand wins the pot.
- Sit & Go
- A small tournament that starts as soon as enough players register, rather than at a set time.
- Tournament
- A scheduled competition with an entry fee where players compete for a prize pool based on placement.
- Wagering Requirement
- The number of times you must bet a bonus amount before you can withdraw it as real money.
- Wild Card
- A designated card that can stand in for any other card to help complete a meld.