When holding onto high-point unmelded cards or when it becomes obvious that winning is unlikely, dropping—which is giving up a round before melding all of one's cards—can𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 be a calculated tactic. It takes good judgment and knowledge of one's own hand as well as the game's dynamics to know when to drop. In the event that a player has multiple high-point unmelded cards & notices that an opponent is nearly winning, it might be wiser to leave the game early rather than risk accruing more points against them.
