Likewise, if a meld is made of the 2, 3, and 4 of clubs and the player in play has the Ace of clubs, they may place it before the 2 to build upon the run. For instance, if a player has made a meld of 3 Kings and the player in play has the fourth King, they may place it on the 3 King meld to complete the set. Melding is optional and you can only do it once a turn.Ī player may also get rid of cards by building upon previously made melds. When a player makes a meld they must lay it face up on the table. A run is made of three or more cards of the same suit in increasing or decreasing order. This particular game included the Joker in the deck)Ī player makes a meld by either having three or more of a kind or by having three or more of a run. This can be done is three ways: Melding, Laying Off or Discarding The general goal of the game is to get rid of your cards as fast as possible.

The last card in the new stock pile becomes the first card in the discard pile. If at any point in the game the stock pile runs out, the discard pile is shuffled to form a new stock pile. Every turn begins with the player selecting one card from either the stock or the discard pile. Play begins with the player to the left of the dealer. The top card of the stock is flipped face up and placed next to the stock to form the discard pile. The remaining cards are placed faced down in the center of the group to form the stock. For five or six players, each receives 6 cards. For three or four players, each receives 7 cards. If two people play, then each player receives 10 cards. The dealer shuffles the deck and passes out cards clockwise for each player. The player with the lowest card becomes the dealer. Each player draws one card from a shuffled deck.

If you are looking for cards to play Rummy with, check out a standard pack here or one of our more recent arrivals here.īefore game play can begin, a dealer must be selected. The objective of Rummy is to have the most points at the end of the game.įor more Rummy type games, check out our guides for Gin Rummy and Canasta. Rummy or Rum is a traditional card matching game that requires 2-6 players and a standard 52 playing card deck with Kings high and Aces low. (A player selecting a card from the stock pile in a game of Rummy) Card Game Rules

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