You can not have an Ace on each end of your run.)Īs the needed hand is acquired, the goal for the hand is placed down in front of the player on their turn. Optional 8th Hand: One run pat - an accumulation of 1 suit from Ace to Jack or 4 to Ace (note - with this hand you can only say "I want it" ONE time, because you can not have a discard. 3 4 5 of Hearts and 6 7 8 of Hearts)Ħth Hand: 3 sets pat (3 sets with NO discard)ħth Hand: 3 runs pat (3 runs with no discard) Play continues around to the left as each person tries to acquire the appropriate hand.Ģnd Hand: 1 set and 1 run (333, 555, JJJ AND 4 5 6 of Hearts, 9 10 Jack of Spades, etc.)ģrd Hand: 2 runs (note: it is acceptable for someone to take a run and split it to make two runs i.e. It is not acceptable for someone to say, "I want it" for a card already under a discard. If the person who's turn it is does NOT want the discard, they say so and the first person that said, "I want it" gets to take the card AND a penalty card from the stack. If someone else wants the card on the discard they can say, "I want it". The player to the left of the dealer goes first and can either take the discard or take the card off the top of the stack. Put a stack to draw from in the center and when everyone is ready, turn one card over to start the discard pile. 5 points for card 2 through 7, 10 points for card 8 through the King, 15 points for an Ace (which can be played as a one or a top card above a king) and 20 points for jokers.ĭeal out 11 cards to each player. Points are acquired for any cards held in the hand when someone goes out.
The object of the game is to get rid of all your cards and accumulate as few points as possible.
For 10 or more players, add another deck and so on. In this event, every other player pays double - twice what opponents would otherwise owe.Seven Hand Rummy is best played with 4 decks of cards (with Jokers) for up to 8 players. Face cards count 10 each, aces 1 each, and every other card its pip value.Ī player goes "rummy" when they get rid of all cards in their hand at once, without previously having put down or laid off any cards.
How to Keep ScoreĮach player pays to the winner the pip value of the cards remaining in their hand, whether the cards form matched sets or not. If the last card of the stock has been drawn and no player has gone out, the next player in turn may either take the top of the discard pile, or may turn the discard pile over to form a new stock (without shuffling it) and draw the top card. This ends the game and there is no further play. If all of their remaining cards are matched, the player may lay them down without discarding on their last turn. When a player gets rid of all of their cards, they win the game. Thus, if threes are showing, they may add the fourth three if 10, 9, 8 are showing, they may add J, or Q, J, 7, or 7, 6. Laying offĪ player may add one or more from their hand to any matched set already shown on the table. If the player has drawn from the discard pile, he may not discard the same card on that turn. If the player does not wish to lay down a meld, he discards one card, face up, onto the discard pile. The player may also lay down on the table, face up, any meld (matched set). The Playīeginning with the player to the left of the dealer, players either draw the top card of the stock or takes the top card of the discard pile and adds it to his hand. Object of the GameĮach player tries to form matched sets consisting of groups of three or four of a kind, or sequences of three or more cards of the same suit. When more than two play, the deal passes to next the player on the left. When two people play, the winner of each hand deals the next. It is placed next to the stock to start the discard pile.
The top card of the stock is turned face up and becomes the upcard. The remaining cards are placed face down on the table, forming the stock. When three or four people play, each receives seven cards when five or six play, each receives six cards. When two people play, each person gets 10 cards. (In many forms of Rummy, the ace may rank either high or low.) The Dealĭealer gives one card at a time face down, beginning with the player on the left. A pleasing feature of the game is that it is so simple to play and has many variations. Rummy works better than Gin Rummy when there are more than two players. Rummy is still one of the best-known card games in the United States, though in many regions it has been superseded by Gin Rummy and Oklahoma Gin.