What is a Penalty Card?

[Neverwin84552]

Hi Guys,
Would someone please define "penalty card" for me (and maybe give me some examples)? I looked it up, but... I don't understand the meaning.

The definition: A discarded card from a dealt VP hand, whose
absence from the deck has a negative effect on
secondary redraw hands.

Thank you.

 

[snoopyDog]

First, you need to understand that discards are NOT available on the draw. An obvious example would be if you were dealt a RF and only held 4 cards. You could not get the same card back and hence could never get the RF. That particular discard could be called a RF penalty.

The same thing happens in many other cases. If you hold 4 cards for a RF and throw away the 5 of the same suit (a flush), then your discard reduces your chances for hitting a flush. You only have 8 cards left to make the flush rather than 9. This same type of situation happens a lot when holding high cards in JOB or bonus games ... you often discard something that reduces your chances of getting a flush or straight.

So, anything you discard that eliminates one or more possible paying hands is considered a "penalty" card. Let me know if need more examples because there are lots of penalty situations beyond what I just stated.