The game of rummy is not unknown to people in India, almost everyone plays this challenging card game once in their lifetime with their family members. Unlike popular belief that winning a card game is purely based on luck, rummy is one such game that requires the player to have strong observation skills, decision-making skills, and analytical skills to ace the game. Apart from these skills, a player should also be thorough with all the rules of the game to be a confident player. Below are some important rules of the online rummy game that can help you improve your knowledge, and make you a better player.
Card Dealing-
Before the game begins, all the players draw one random card from the undealt
stack and the player with the card of least ranking takes the responsibility to
shuffle and deal 13 cards to each player.
Creation a Pure Sequence- The most important objective of this
game is to arrange the 13 cards to create at least one pure sequence, without
which you cannot place a declare. For the ones who don’t know what is a pure
rummy card sequence, it’s a group of three or more cards of consecutive numbers
of the same suit, while the rest of the cards can be arranged into impure valid
sequences or triplet sets as per the rules
of rummy.
Use of Joker – Every
deck of cards has one printed joker, and before the game beginings, a random
card is drawn which acts a joker through the rest of the game. Remember not to
use the joker with the pure sequence, otherwise it will be considered as a
wrong show.
Picking and Dropping
Cards- Every player has to pick and drop a card at
every turn. A player can pick a card from the discard pile or a new card from
the stock pile. When a player wants to declare their game, they need to drop
the card facing down to indicate the same.
Rummy Drop Off- This rule is applicable when a player wants
to drop off from the game because he/she isn’t confident about winning and also
wants to reduce the points penalty. If a player decides to drop off in the
beginning itself without even playing one turn, then he/she is levied with a
flat penalty fine of 20 points.
Rummy Show Cards-
If a player is confident that they are ready to declare, they can request a
show. To place a request for a show, the player should be holding 14 cards, of
which one card is used to declare the game. In case of a wrong show, the player
has to be levied a penalty, which is often 80 points.
Points Calculation- This rule is applicable for the players who don’t win the game. Each card has it’s own points, the value is calculated corresponding to it’s number. For ace, jack, queen, and king the point value remains 10 points each. Points are calculated only for those cards that are not used in sequence or triplet sets.
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