On a player’s turn, they may draw either the top card from the face down stockpile or the top card from the face-up discard pile.
The game starts with the player to the left of the dealer. cards 2 through 10 have their numeric value of points, and face cards are worth 10 points each. In most games, an ace can be high or low in rank but cannot bridge king to 2.ĭuring scoring, players will pay out points based on the cards remaining in their hands. The ranking for this game is King (high), Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace (low). In a 3 or 4 player game, a 7-card hand is dealt, and in a 5 or more player game, a 6-card hand is dealt.Īll non-dealt cards are placed centrally facedown as a stockpile. In a 2-player game, a 10-card hand is dealt. The deck is shuffled and deal each player their hand of cards one card at a time. The first dealer is chosen randomly and passes to the left for each new deal. The goal of the game is to empty your hand first by melding and discarding cards from your hand.
Rummy is a Rummy card game for 2 or more players. TYPE OF GAME: Rummy Card Game AUDIENCE: Adult NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 or more players MATERIALS: A standard deck of 52 cards (or 2 decks if playing with a bigger group of players), a way to keep score, and a flat surface. OBJECT OF RUMMY: The object of Rummy is to be the first player to empty their hand and go out.
