▁m eld s ▁ ▁Each ▁card ▁has ▁a ▁specific ▁value ▁which ▁determ ines ▁both ▁the ▁score ▁and ▁the ▁minimum ▁points ▁a ▁player ▁needs ▁before ▁lay ing ▁down ▁their ▁first ▁m eld ( s ): ▁ ▁During ▁each ▁hand ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁a ▁team ▁l ays ▁cards ▁on ▁the ▁table ▁the ▁cards ▁of ▁the ▁combined ▁m eld s ▁must ▁equal ▁a ▁minimum ▁m eld ▁requirement ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁values ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁cards . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁game , ▁both ▁teams ▁have ▁an ▁initial ▁m eld ▁requirement ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁points . ▁The ▁total ▁value ▁of ▁each ▁card ▁laid ▁on ▁the ▁table ▁cannot ▁include ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁cards ▁a ▁player ▁could ▁possibly ▁pick ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁disc ard ▁p ile ▁but ▁must ▁come ▁only ▁from ▁the ▁cards ▁in ▁their ▁hand . ▁If ▁the ▁combined ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁cards ▁of ▁a ▁player ' s ▁hand ▁does ▁not ▁meet ▁the ▁minimum ▁value ▁they ▁cannot ▁play ▁the ▁cards ▁on ▁the ▁table ▁nor ▁pick ▁up ▁the ▁disc ard ▁p ile . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁hand , ▁the ▁minimum ▁m eld ▁requirement ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁team ' s ▁score ▁before ▁the ▁hand ▁starts . ▁▁ ▁Example : ▁If ▁a ▁player / team ▁has ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 1 , 6 0 0 ▁and ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁made ▁any ▁m eld s ▁in ▁a ▁hand , ▁an ▁initial ▁m eld ▁of ▁ 7 - 7 - 7 , ▁Q - Q - Q - 2 ▁cannot ▁be ▁made ▁as ▁it ▁scores ▁only ▁