Malay Magic by Walter William Skeat

twenty-one or thirty-one points. If twenty-one points only is the game, court-cards are not counted; but if the game is thirty-one points they are also added in. Two cards are dealt by the dealer (perdi) to each player, who draws (chabut) fresh cards from the bottom of the pack in his turn, and gets as near as possible to thirty-one. If he thinks he cannot safely draw another card (e.g. after twenty-six pips are in his hand) he "passes" (which is called b'lit kechil if he stops at twenty-six, twenty-seven, or twenty-eight, and b'lit besar if he stops at twenty-nine or thirty). If he obtains exactly thirty-one pips he is said to "enter the points" (masok mata); but no player can draw more than seven cards, and if he has, after drawing to the full limit, still failed to obtain as many pips as he wants, he is said to "enter the pack" (masok daun). I may add that the first two cards are called lunas or "keels," and this may be of various kinds, e.g.:--