How to play Rummy?

1. HOW TO PLAY RUMMY Rakeback Deals

2. Rummy is a card game that is played with two decks of cards and two Jokers. To win the game a player must make a valid declaration by picking and discarding cards from two piles. One pile is a closed deck, where a player is unable to see the card that he is picking, while the other is an open deck that is formed by the cards discarded by the players. In the first turn a random card is set as joker and another random card is kept faceup to start the pile of open deck. To win at rummy card game, the players have to group cards in valid sequences and sets.

3. In rummy, the cards in each suit rank low to high starting with Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen and King. Ace, Jack, Queen and King each carry 10 points. The remaining cards have point value equal to their face value. For example, 5 of any suit will have 5 points and so on.

4. Objective of the Game The objective of rummy card game is to arrange the 13 cards in valid sets and sequences. To win the game you need to make minimum 2 sequences, out of which one needs to be pure sequence without using any joker and rest can be any valid sequence or sets. Without a pure sequence you cannot make a valid rummy declaration. This is one of the most important rummy rules.

5. How to Form Sequences? In rummy, a sequence is a group of three or more consecutive cards of the same suit. There are two types of sequences that are formed; a pure sequence and an impure sequence. To win the game of rummy you need at least one pure sequence in your rummy hand.

6. Pure Sequence A pure sequence is a group of three or more cards of the same suit, placed in consecutive order. To form a pure sequence in rummy card game, a player cannot use any Joker or wild card.

7. Here are a few examples of pure sequence :- 1. 5♥ 6♥ 7♥ (Pure sequence with three cards and there is no Joker or wild card used) 2. 3♠ 4♠ 5♠ 6♠ (Pure sequence with four cards. There is no use of Joker or Impure Sequence An impure sequence is a group of three or more cards of the same suit with one or more Joker card used. Here are some examples to show how an impure sequence is formed. 1. 6♦ 7♦ Q♠ 9♦ (Here Q♠ has been used as a wild Joker replacing 8♦ to form an impure sequence) 2. 5♠ Q♥ 7♠ 8♠ PJ (Impure sequence with Q♥ as wild joker that is replacing 6♠ and the Printed Joker is replacing 9♠) wild cards here)

8. Typical Example: 2♥ 3♥ 4♥ 5♥| 5♣ 6♣ 7♣ 8♣ | 5♦ 5♣ PJ Q♥ Q♠ (Set of 5 cards is made to complete the grouping of 13 cards and make Examples of invalid set 1. Q♥ Q♥ Q♦ (There are two Qs of the same suit ♥ making it an invalid set.) 2. 7♠ 7♥ 7♦ 7♠ Q♥ (It has two 7 spades of the same suit. The wild card Q♥ as the fifth card is valid but having two 7♠ is making it invalid.) a valid declaration)

9. The Game Play 1. Rummy card game is played between 2 to 6 players with 2 decks of cards. Each player is dealt with 13 cards and a random card is selected as wild joker or joker card of the game. 2. The player has to draw and discard cards to form valid sets and sequences of the 13 cards in hand where player can also use wild joker or printed joker of the deck to make impure sequence and sets. 3. As per rules, once a player arranged 13 cards in valid 2 sequences including 1 pure groups (sequences or sets), one can make a declaration and win the game. The players who have lost are given points based on the cards they hold at the time of declaration. The lowest points is considered second place. sequence and more

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