What is Self-Ppeok in HealingMatgo? Capture your own Ppeok and take 2 of the opponent’s Junk
When you play Go-Stop, there are moments when you slap your knee and say, “I captured my own stack!” That is a Self-Ppeok. It is one of the most thrilling moments in HealingMatgo. This article explains step by step what a Ppeok is, what is good about a Self-Ppeok, and how it looks on screen.
1. First, what is a Ppeok?
The card you play, the card flipped from the deck, and a card already on the table. When 3 cards of the same month pile up together on the table like this, it is called a Ppeok. The piled cards stay on the table, and nobody has captured them yet.
When a Ppeok happens, a big ‘Ppeok!’ appears on screen and a line such as “stuck the month-10 cards (Ppeok)” shows in the message line below. The ‘Ppeok’ number in your info area also goes up by 1.
2. What is a Self-Ppeok? Capturing your own Ppeok
Anyone who plays a card of the same month can capture the 3 stacked cards on the table. But when you capture the Ppeok you made yourself, it gets a different name. That is a Self-Ppeok.
| Situation | Junk taken from opponent |
|---|---|
| You capture someone else’s Ppeok (Ppeok capture) | 1 Junk from the opponent |
| You capture your own Ppeok (Self-Ppeok) | 2 Junk from the opponent (1 for the Ppeok capture + 1 more) |
A Self-Ppeok takes one more Junk than a Ppeok capture. Your Ppeok has to stay uncaptured until the end, and then a card of the same month has to come to you on your turn. It takes a bit of luck as well as skill.
3. When a Self-Ppeok does not happen
- If you see a Self-Ppeok chip in the ‘Rules’ area at the top of the board, this rule is on for that round. In HealingMatgo the default is ‘On’.
- There is no Self-Ppeok bonus on your last move (the last turn when you play your final hand card).
- If the opponent captures that Ppeok first, it is naturally not a Self-Ppeok. The opponent takes 1 of your Junk with the Ppeok capture.
4. A Self-Ppeok also earns HP
When you make a Self-Ppeok in an Endless mode round (Start game), you receive 30 HP. That is fairly large among event rewards. However, event rewards are capped at 2,000 HP in total per day. In a round where you used Undo Move, you get the same type of event reward only up to 1 time.
| Event | HP |
|---|---|
| Jjok | 10 |
| Ppeok capture | 15 |
| Ttadak | 15 |
| Self-Ppeok | 30 |
5. A Ppeok can be risky too
A Ppeok can cost you if you make it. If the opponent captures the stacked cards, they take your Junk. There is also a 3-Ppeok Win rule: a player who makes a Ppeok 3 times wins right away. Watching Ppeok pile up keeps both you and your opponent on edge.
If you make a Ppeok on your first move, it becomes a ‘First Ppeok’ and the settlement score is doubled. In this case the result window shows ‘First Ppeok’.
6. Tips for going for a Self-Ppeok
- First check whether the stacked Ppeok is still on the table. If the opponent takes it, the chance for a Self-Ppeok is gone.
- Check whether you still hold a card of the same month as the stack. If you do, you can capture it right on your next turn.
- If you don’t hold a card of that month, you have to hope it is flipped from the deck, so being too greedy can be risky.
After you make a Ppeok, look at the ‘Ppk’ spot on the opponent’s scoreboard together with the state of the table, and the round becomes much easier to read. A Self-Ppeok is thrilling, but it is only a chance that depends on luck, so don’t be too upset if it doesn’t work out. There is always the next round.
