You discard something you don't need such as the 2 and the discard pile is then:. If you had taken the 7 only, you would have been allowed to keep it in your hand and not meld it. Since you took the cards from 4 onward, you must meld the 4. If a player discards a card which could have been melded, or leaves the discard pile in a state where it contains cards which can be melded without requiring any further cards from any player's hand, then before the next player draws, any player other than the one who just discarded may call "Rummy!
This player then completes their turn by melding this card and any others they wish to, and discarding one card. The turn to play then passes to the player to the left of the one who called "Rummy!
For example, if there is a 7 8 9 on the board and someone discards a 6 or 10 , any player other than the discarder can call "Rummy! Any player in the game other than the discarder who notices this mistake can yell "Rummy! A third example: suppose the discard pile is the same as above, and you have 5 and 6 in your hand, among other cards.
It is your turn and you draw 4 from the stock. If you meld your 4- 5- 6 now, any other player can call "Rummy! Note that you cannot call "Rummy! For this reason you would generally choose not to meld your 4- 5- 6 yet, but wait until your next turn, when you could use them to take the 3 if it is still there. Note that it is not possible to call "Rummy!
If someone melds all their cards or discards their last card, the game ends immediately and is scored. When ending the game, the player is allowed leave the discard pile in a state where some of the cards in it could be melded, and the other players can no longer claim these cards, because play stops as soon as a player has got rid of all the cards in their hand. When someone has no more cards left in their hand, or there are no cards in the stock when someone wants to draw from it, the game is over.
All the players count the total value of the cards they have melded, and subtract the value of the cards they have left in their hands. Each player's result is added to their cumulative score. Note that as soon as the play ends, no further cards can be melded. Any cards that players still have in their hands count against them, even if these cards could have been melded.
If the cards left in your hand total more than the cards you have melded, your score for that hand is negative. It is also possible for your cumulative score to be negative - for example if you make a negative score on the first hand. Further hands are played until one or more players' scores exceed At this point the session ends and the player with the highest score wins. In the event of a tie, further hands are played until there is a single winner.
Some players count the pip cards 2 to 9 as all worth 5 points. The tens and face cards J, Q, K still count 10 and jokers are The ace counts as 5 points instead of 15 if it is used as a low card in a sequence such as A Most card game books give the rule that in order to draw from the discard pile you must meld.
You can take a card you need for your meld plus all the cards on top of it. This rule applies even in the case where you only take the top card from the discard pile - in that case you must meld this top card. If you are not going to meld, you must draw from the stock. Some play that whenever you take cards from the discard pile, the deepest card you take must be used in a new meld of three or more cards - it is not sufficient to be able to lay this card off on an existing meld.
Some only allow "Rummy" to be called if the most recent discard can be laid off on a meld on the table. In this case the caller takes the card and lays it off, scoring for it, and then the game continues with the person whose turn it was to play.
In this version there is no calling of Rummy "in the pile", when a buried card can be laid off. Some do not allow the calling of Rummy at all. Most card game books do not mention the possibility of calling Rummy. Many players require a player who goes out to keep one card so that they can discard at the end of their turn. In this version of the game you are not allowed to meld all your cards, leaving yourself nothing to discard. There is a further variation of this called floating. In this version you are allowed to meld all your cards, but as you have no discard the play does not end, but continues around the table while you "float".
When the turn comes back to you if no one else has gone out meanwhile , you can:. As a further development of the above ideas, some players do not allow a player to go out by discarding a card that could have been melded. In this version, if your final card is playable, then instead of discarding it and going out you have to meld it and become a floater.
In this case, if you draw a card from the stock on your next turn and it is playable, you have to meld it and remain a floater for another round. In order to go out you have to have one unplayable card to discard.
Note that since it is illegal to pick up just the top discard and immediately discard it again, it is not possible for a floater to go out using the previous player's discard, even if you play the rule that it is normally legal to take the top discard without melding it. If you try to go out by discarding a playable card, a player who notices this can make you take your discard back and meld it.
Alternatively, some play that any other player can call 'Rummy! A rummy cannot be called after the game has ended. For the second part of your question, jokers and Aces are worth 15 points each. Thank you for letting me know. Basically, a card has two places it can be played, in a meld of the same rank of cards or in a run of consecutive cards of its suit. If both of these places somehow become invalidated the4 card can no longer be legally played to the board. Hope this helps! I would like to know if the person who goes out and gets first is the winner.
Hi Kimberly, so when a player reaches or exceeds points the game ends. Since multiple people can achieve this in the same round, the player with the highest total has won. Hi Nick and Kathy, wild cards are an optional rule for Rummy When using this rule you can add the 2 jokers that normally come with the pack of cards to represent the wild cards.
As far as I am aware you can use both in the same meld without consequence. Hope this helps answer your question! Hi Carol, great question! The player closest in turn order to the player who played the card is awarded the card. Question: Person picks up all the discarded cards and then discards one without playing a meld. I was always taught if you picked up a stack you had to play the bottom card.
If you only picked up the top card it was like pulling from the deck. What is the rule on picking up the entire stack of discards? Hi John, when you draw from the discard you must meld the bottom card of the stack drawn immediately that turn; it is a misplay otherwise. When only drawing one card this still applies, you must meld the drawn card that turn for it to be a legal draw.
When I have laid those cards down — and before I have discarded to complete my turn — I noticed that I can pick up an additional few cards from the discard pile to add another card to that run. Your thoughts please? Hi Dave, this would be a non-legal play unfortunately.
Your turn is completed in steps, and once you complete your draw step, which you can only perform once you must move onto the melding step. You cannot go back to draw an additional time.
Hi Patricia, both of these are allowed. When you draw more than one card from the discard pile you must meld the bottom card drawn. The three must be melded, whether in a new meld or laying off on a previously established meld. During my turn, can I pick up one card from my previous meld of 4 cards or more and use that card in a new meld? Hi Susan, no a player who discarded cannot call rummy on themselves. Hi Lorraine, it depends on if you are playing certain variations or not.
In the base game, however, yes you must have a card to discard at the end of your turn to go out. Hi Susan, as far as my research can tell there are no official rules for misplays in Rummy This would be up to the discretion of the group to decide. I might suggest a replay of the turn or a skip of their turn if the table felt the misplay was bad enough for punishment.
My girl friend and I were playing rummy last night and she was getting close to having points. After counting up our points, our score wound up being exactly the same, both of us points. What do you do in the event of a tie score?
Hi James, in the event of a tie another hand is played, and then scores are compared for the winner. Hi Roberta, not quite. If a player discards a card that can be immediately melded with no additional cards used you may call rummy to do so. Otherwise, you must wait till your turn to draw and meld.
Hi John, if you do draw this card from the discard pile you must immediately use it to form a meld otherwise it is an illegal draw. I hope this helps. Thanks for your thorough answers and rules!
Just to be clear, does a player have the choice to draw one card from the discard pile or from the deck without having to immediately meld the top card of the discard pile? We have different family rules, so it would be nice to know the official rules.
Hi Dan, when drawing from the discard pile you must immediately meld the lowest card you drew from the discard pile. If you drew just the top card you have to meld that one, but if you drew the top three cards you must meld the third card down. Suppose a player melds a 4, 5, and 6. There is an 8 in the discard pile. I am holding the 7. Is it okay, on my turn, to pick up from the discard pile the 8 and whatever cards were discarded from that point and play on the 4, 5, and 6—my 7 and the 8?
Hi Fran, yes as long as you use that 8 within the turn in a meld you have met the requirements from drawing it. However, I am aware some players use a variation that states you must immediately meld the card, in which case you would not be able to. I had already played two melds. In my hand I had 8,9,10 and q of diamonds my opponent on his turn threw down the j of diamonds which I picked up to make my meld higher and I discarded the 8 to go out.
Is this allowed. You can then discard something you don't need such as the 2 and the discard pile is then:. If you had taken only the 7 you would have been allowed to keep it in your hand and not meld it. Since you took the cards from 4 onward, you must meld the 4. The hand can end in one of two ways.
First, when a player disposes of all the cards in their hand via forming melds, laying off cards, or adding a final card to the discard pile, then the hand is done. The other way that a hand can end is if the stock pile is exhausted and the current player does not want to draw any cards from the discard pile. If the player is able to use something in the discard pile then they take their turn like normal and play continues on to the next player.
Once the game has ended in one of the ways described above then the hand is over and other players may not meld or lay off cards even if they have valid combinations in their hand.
All players count the value of the cards they have melded, and subtract the value of the cards remaining in their hands. Games continue until one or more players reach a score of points or better. Note that it is possible to have a negative score if the value in the hand is more than the value of cards melded. Also note that unplayed melds still must be counted.
Toggle navigation The Rummy Rulebook. Setup Players: Rummy can be played by 2 to 8 players. Drawing multiple cards from the discard The most obvious difference from Standard Rummy is that more than one card may be drawn from the discard pile. Suppose that you have these cards in your hand: 2 - 4 - 5 - 8 - J - K - K and that the discard pile is as follows: You want to take the 4 and 4 from the discard pile to go with your 4 to make a group.
You can then discard something you don't need such as the 2 and the discard pile is then: If you had taken only the 7 you would have been allowed to keep it in your hand and not meld it. End of Hand The hand can end in one of two ways. Scoring All players count the value of the cards they have melded, and subtract the value of the cards remaining in their hands. Optional Rules and Variations Playing without jokers: Rummy was originally played without wild cards, and it certainly can still be played that way now.
It makes for a slightly more challenging game, which some people prefer. If an ace is played as a low card, such as a A run, then it will have a value of 5 points instead of Card from discard pile must be played: With this variation the rule that the deepest card taken from the discard pile must be played also applies even if only one card is taken from the discard pile.
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