How to Play Rummikub! With Actual Gameplay

[@clairebamber9608]

I am an elderly befriender and one of my clients wanted to play this with me. I had never played this game in my life, but this video helped me so much - thank you. I am about to visit the lady in question now and hopefully we'll have our first game together 😁

[@pabsgabs]

Thank you! Finally someone who can explain a game clearly. There are so many that don’t make any sense.

[@rengrand]

Thank you! This was much easier than reading the directions. My kid was like, oh, okay, I get it now! 👍🏼

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Glad it helped! Thanks for leaving a comment, enjoy the game!

[@EPL762]

This video is explained perfectly. I watched it three years ago when I bought a Rummikub card version to understand it. Today at lunch I played a round with some colleagues; I lost yet I managed to practice for future rounds and focus on strategies. Also, I see that you didn't mention the penalties for illegal plays, two minute limit and the points when winning/losing; yet, it doesn't lose the essence for beginners, medium or advance players.

[@Hibadell]

fantastic tutorial. I read the instructions and watched the official instructions video and was still confused. Seeing someone play helps sooo much

[@redbeardsbirds3747]

I have family members at my house for a birthday party..bought this game and sadly never got to play it. Now I will introduce this cool game to them all and make it a favorite! This demonstration made it much easier for me to understand..Thank you !

[@WordofAdviceTV]

It's an awesome game! Enjoy :)

[@zoezzz8934]

2020 corona virus quarantine!!!! Here in Los Angeles ! Hopefully in the future someone sees this and we are waaaay past this!!!!!

[@micv9617]

Two months later!! City’s are burning down..🤬

[@anastasiatsaki9754]

Still here and still in quarantine

[@puller975]

Not yet 😣

[@mary_indes2761]

well it's been a year......still in quarentine!

[@BneshtiKurdi]

Congratulations!

[@anavelbenavides1117]

I love this game! My family plays this game every time we’re together, Every holiday and any other events!!

[@turntim]

We developed a few house rules which make the game more enjoyable and speeds it up a bit. Rule1, When drawing tiles at the start of a game, any double is returned to the pile, and a different tile is taken. This keeps you from getting bogged down with doubles. Rule 2, The game starts with 20 points, instead of 30. This gets everyone playing right away. Rule 3, The loser is given a joker, and must use it on their initial play. This gets jokers on the table, so anyone can use them later. Enjoy!

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Nice! I like all three rules! We will probably be borrowing them ;) Thank you for sharing!

[@msasoq]

Interesting

[@GrandNoble]

Our version of the starting 30 is you can play less then 30, but you cant start adding to otger ppls groups until youve put your own 30 down lol. So if you do 21 next turn you need 9. This way prevents ppl from having to take cards, if they at least put 3 down.

[@carolyncurtis1707]

Thank you! This video was very helpful. We haven't played this game in many years and this was exactly what we needed! Well done!

[@mi2ocd4u]

Thanks we used to play this a long time ago. Your video was clear and covered anything in a concise fashion. We’re ready to go!

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Glad it was helpful! Have a Happy New Year and enjoy the game!! 👍👍👍

[@murtuzatohfafarosh]

Best Tutorial Ever!

[@kathym6603]

Best video on the subject of Rummikub. Well done!

[@achinnappa]

This game was sitting at the back of my closet, and I had no idea what it was, but now I do! Thank you!

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Enjoy the game! :)

[@carmencoburn1869]

Very helpful, I'd rather have games explained than read instructions! :-)

[@MrSteveAlmighty]

Amen, I don’t trust anyone who feels otherwise in this modern world.

[@frederikwijsenbeek456]

Exactly.

[@kimlee2510]

Me too!!

[@m00nxon_pawz]

Same

[@4zoraa]

Fax

[@sobychacko1]

the instructions made no sense at all, but this did

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Happy to hear it :)

[@nicolasrojas5146]

Amazing explanation, thank you for showing the rules so clear. 🎉

[@Mai-hf9kt]

AWESOME tutorial i have been looking at so many tutorials and didn't understand them until I found this one THANKS

[@marniewillow]

this is my favorite game, its so fun and i never get tired of it

[@AidaJof]

Thank you for the refresher. It has been many years that I have not played this game and your tutorial brought it all back again. Thanks

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Glad I could help with that :) Enjoy the game!

[@m00nxon_pawz]

Thank you! Now I can play the new rummikub game I got for Christmas🙂

[@pandadundee6430]

Wow! Great video! We've had this game sitting in the cupboard for years. Decided to take it camping with is not having any clue as to how to play it. Now the competition is hectic downunder! Thanks for the video! ⛺♟🎲

[@WordofAdviceTV]

That is awesome! Happy to hear the video helped, enjoy the game and the camping trip!

[@frederikwijsenbeek456]

Yo, i was teaching my kids this game and i showed them this video my kids’ reaction= :O. i was so astonished at the quality of this video. Thnx so much!

[@zoebest6187]

Thank you. Brought this for lock down round 2 but couldn't understand the rules. Now we can play

[@breakable2571]

I know this game was played to illustrate the rules and it does that well, but I need to get this off my chest anyway. The player on the right in his last turn was actually able to win. He should have added his red 1 to the set of three different coloured 1s in the bottom left. Then he should have taken his blue 3 and added it to the set of 3s with the joker in it and thereby dislodge the joker. Then he should have taken the orange 7 from the set of four 7s and placed it next to the orange 4 5 and 6 row. After that he he would have needed to place the joker next to that 7 so that he could then add his orange 9. Having done that he then could have dislodged the orange 4 from that set and taken the black 4 from the black row on the left of the table and added his own blue 4 to form a set of three 4s.Then all he would have needed to do was take one of the red 5s and take the orange 5 and add his own black 5 to form a set of 5s and he would have won.

[@susanfalls7555]

Holy crap!! If I have to figure all that out in order to play this game I might as well go back to Uno!

[@cpetrizzi]

Intuitively obvious!

[@cpetrizzi]

Our family plays Rummikub either daily or every other day and make moves like this or more complicated all the time. Remember though, you have to finish all your moves in 60 seconds or else face the 3 tile penalty!

[@laniec.f.2531]

That 60 second rule mentioned below just burst my bubble...🤷‍♀️🤣.

[@gregrace6168]

I didn’t know how to play but now I know how to play and I appreciate y’all because y’all help me learn how to play

[@wildbro2119]

2020 this helped a lot, my grandma forgot how to play so played off of the directions (they did not help at all) and when we were playing she was thinking that we were ending to fast so I looked up vids and this helped the most, thank you. now we know how to play.

[@edvin97ful]

Thank you. I remembered that my family used to own one of these sets, but I never got to actually play the game. I thought it would be a good idea to learn how to play it and maybe I'll find some people to play it with in the future.

[@stephanieokkay]

Well done! I’m completely new to the game and now I can play and teach my family. Thank you!😀 Actually, I’ll just show them your video.😁

[@Oklahomajewel1]

It's actually more fun with 4 or 5 players

[@dineshdalpattailor1893]

Thanks so much for explaining. Made it so easier than reading the instructions. Love this game.

[@meredithsmall9054]

So helpful! Way better than instructions. Thanks!

[@JanetSmith900]

I just bought this game today and was so confused reading the instructions. Now I get it and this looks SO fun!! I'm glad I got it and can't wait to play it! Thank you! (I may haha questions. 😉)

[@JanetSmith900]

When the joker is used in a sequence (i.e., 1-12) and represents red 8, for example, if a player splits the sequence to create another one and takes the joker off the end of the split to use in another group or sequence, do they still have to replace the joker with a red 8 tile? In other words, if there was a sequence of 1-12 where the joker represented red 8, a player splits that sequence by taking the 9-12 to get to that joker, can they take the joker off the end, leaving 1-7, and making the joker equal another color tile and number, like blue 12? They would have red 1-7, red 9-12, and the red 8 now becomes blue 12 (e.g., blue 10,11,12)? I think they have to replace the joker with red 8 no matter what. There was a question when we played for the first time. Sorry if my question is confusing. Thanks for reading.

[@laurenf1966]

I rarely play this game, but when I do, I need to relearn this game every time, so fun!

[@irenabushong6494]

Assume that there is black run from 6-12 on the table. I have two 9 ( blue and red) in my hand, question: May I take the black 9 what divides the run into two 3 tile runs 6,7,8 and 10,11,12 in order to use black 9 for my set of nines ?

[@ishmaria._.1801]

i just learned this last week by one of the residents at my work place, sm fun too play!

[@volkomstone123swik]

I just bought the same one! Reminds me of Gucci colors and the metal legs for the tile racks. Had to have it!

[@Alex-zc8nr]

I keep getting argued against this, but I thought this was the rule, can anyone correct or thumbs up?: Your initial meld is ONLY your own tiles and has to be at least 30. And then on your subsequent turn, you can then add/manipulate whatever how you please. Everyone says no, on your SAME INITIAL MELD TURN, after you have played the initial 30 point meld, you can also add/manipulate, etc. which I think is INCORRECT.

[@markangeloflores9180]

The rule on the initial meld of what you think is also correct. But in the actual gameplay I only draw one then pass because its a strategy

[@joelcompton7290]

I have a question regarding the game example. At 4:28 there is a black run 1, 2, Joker, 4, 5. The player on the right splits the black run and creates (1, 1, 1 Black, Red, Orange); (2, 2, 2, Black, Red, Orange); and (Joker, 3 Orange, 3 Red). My Rummikub instructions state: " A joker can be retrieved from a set on the table by a player who can replace it during his turn with a tile of the same numerical value and color it represents. The tile used to replace the Joker must come from the player's rack and not from the table. A joker that has been replaced must be used in the player's same turn with 2 or more tiles from his rack to make a new set." The player on the right did not replace the Joker with a Black 3 from his rack. Please advise.

[@kyleanderson3621]

A joker that was used as 13 was not replaced either. I was taught that the joker has to be replaced with the same number it represents

[@Spiderman-dj8xf]

Thank you so much rummikub has been at the back of my cupboard for years and we finally no how to play it

[@menotmehi]

This video is so helpful!! I tried watching other videos but I don't understand the instructions they were trying to explain. Thank you so much!!

[@RoundheadRecords]

That is really nice but for some, consider the same layout but use natural speed explaining each move one or the other makes. It would help a bunch of people enjoy the game~

[@TheDiscourseCollective]

Thanks guys! Didn't understand the rules of our new family Christmas game.. Now I get it!

[@TomioB]

Yea you guys explained this so well! The included written rules had us debating for 20 minutes 🤣🤣. Thanks for saving us!!!

[@juliakorotysh1337]

Finally we could start the game with our kids)))

[@janettesaunders3924]

Thank you! This was exactly what I needed to know to play with my grandkids!!

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Awesome! Have fun! :)

[@4everChernivchanka]

Отличное видео. Наконец-то поняла смысл игры !

[@cynthiawang4761]

Thanks so much the instructions here are super clear! Anybody can understand them.

[@mymaison3904]

Nope me and my mom are tryna play but I barely understand it!

[@KikiB1121]

When you take a tile from a run to create another set or run, are you only allowed to take an end tile? Let’s say there’s 3,4,5, and 6. Are you only allowed to take either 3 or 6? Or can I take any tile?

[@NYCarnage]

Any tile as long as whatever you finish up with still is a set or run

[@ashishrajarora3899]

Amazing 👌 bro You are one 😍 who explained the best 👍

[@sunnyhillcrochet4326]

Very well explained. Thank you!

[@BloopBloop78]

I bought a Rummy-O set at a yardsale and never played it because we didnt know the rules. Thank you for your help 🎉 the wife and I now love this game.

[@mainman_raach]

Hiya, can you rearrange tiles already on the board to help you make a set? For example if there was 555 and 2345 on the table, and you needed one of the 5's in the first set could you move the 5 in the second set and add it to the first set so that you could take the relevant coloured 5 to make a brand new set

[@elizabethohlhaut2050]

Rachel Gregoire Yes, as long as there are no duplicate colors in the group of 5’s.

[@davidodonohoe1773]

Great video but how is it scored at the end

[@judygriffin9762]

Watching to learn. Played once with friends. At the end of the hand the tiles down were red 5 black 5 and wild tile. When the player made her play she did not replace the wild tile with a 5. Friends told me wild tile has to be replaced with a tile it is representing. Is that wrong?

[@WordofAdviceTV]

This particular rule is not clearly spelled out in the game instructions so people tend to play using their own rules. That's why it's usually a good idea to make sure everyone is on the same page before starting. 😄 (kind of like UNO, where you can play it in many different ways) The way we play it in my family is that the wild does not need to be replaced with a tile it is representing. It can simply be "liberated" from the run or set it is in. Set example: Red 5 - Black 5 - Wild

[@fullalbums5675]

at 5:12 the left player could win, split the red 2345 run to 23 and 45, put the red 3 in front of it from the group of 3s with the joker, then take the red 1 from a group of 1s to make the red 123, the orange 3 from the first group goes to the orange 456 run to make it 3456, that way the joker is free so it goes up to the black 45678 run in front of it as a black 3 and he can add black 2 in front of it, done

[@marnie-vlog]

Thank you! This was really helpful

[@Jeremy-Jay-WeightLossJourney]

Very very good! We now understand this game and are playing it. Thanks

[@susangizinski]

I might have missed something but I have a scoring question. When you add to another players line do you only count the points that you laid down or do you count the whole line?

[@amyp97x]

So if I have a joker in my rack I can make a set purely from that and other things in my rack? I don’t have to use something that’s already on the table

[@goose8106]

Once you start a run of one color let’s say you had a run of red and play it and the other person has a run of red does it have to add to the run of red so in other words if someone puts 1234 and the other person has 1234 in the same color they can’t play it right? I’m sorry if this doesn’t make sense

[@Roarke6]

Great tutorial!! I forgot how to play it. Thank you for the refresher course :) *btw...Who would give this video a thumbs down? Doesn’t make any sense.*

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Glad I could provide the refresher! :) It's a fun game, enjoy! The thumbs down are probably from all the people who still can't understand how to play the game..

[@Roarke6]

Word of Advice TV *Haha*

[@ledema03]

Roarke6 thanks for the refresher course,I love this game

[@lindadayton6423]

I was excited about the tutorial because I am teaching a group this coming week how to play. The only part that did not appear correct is the last hand moving the 5's around to use her 2 and 6. There was a joker in the sequence of 5's and she never replaced the joker with a 5 but used it to make 2,3,4,5,6. The way I play you have to replace the joker with the tile number it was representing which in this case was a '5' and she did have one. Unfortunately I won't be using this tutorial...I'm disappointed. I love this game and hope others will too.

[@danm2144]

Some people complain their ice cream is too cold.

[@oliviaginsbourg6541]

Very well explained thank you so much

[@suzyblitz1]

When you retrieve a joker can you rearrange tiles on the board with one tile from your set to make a run?

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Yes. At least that's the way we play it. 👍

[@dabi8105]

Excellent video, but I still have a question: what if there are no more tiles in the bunch? We should decide with points remaining from each player? thank you

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Yep, you would just tally up the remaining tiles in each player's hand

[@laurentiao6921]

So easily explained, thank you 👍

[@bewildered1938]

How do you pick tiles when you draw a double

[@GTP_Mars]

Great video, thanks! One question I had is whether the final move in this game should have been allowed... the joker is representing a 5 and hence should it not require a yellow or blue 5 to clear it (since it is part of a group and not a run) before it could then be re-used as a 3 in the new run?

[@GTP_Mars]

Or I guess that the set of 5s is split by adding the red five to the 234 set and the black five is now part of a new set (456), and the joker is now clear...?

[@tarmanda1116]

Atlas Cedar this is my question!!!! I don’t think (according to the Rummikub rules) that play would be allowed. But I guess it doesn’t really matter as long as you’re consistent about it? Bc even with splitting the group of 5, you’re only supposed to get the joker if you put down exactly what the joke represents. Or so the rules say

[@G.HADJOE]

You can free a joker without replacing it with the exact piece

[@mateismd]

Thanks for this detailed explanation!

[@ricaca7873]

Do players have to play every time a set of 3 or more or they can add 1 pile to any of the sets?

[@WordofAdviceTV]

They only need to play a full set or run on their first turn. After that, adding just one tile to any set or run is enough.

[@AdventureTopia]

Best strategy game!! Great video btw

[@abzhwt605]

I have running and I'm good

[@uifabian]

This is really helpful to me! Thanks for creating this video! Now I could play with my 90 yo grandma!

[@davidchandler55]

Is there a maximum number of tiles required in any given meld? In some videos it appears that a maximum of 5 tiles. Other videos show as many as 7 tiles in a meld. What's the max?

[@lenedjohnjr]

As I read rules the max is 13, i.e. no max is stipulated.

[@robertawright7247]

do you add the tiles left in your hand when the other player wins? Do you play to a certain number of points to finish the game

[@ewlw512]

Very clear video. Thx!

[@A2521000]

Good job explaining

[@jackbenzaquen9933]

Very good explaining

[@mariaacademy7906]

Hi.... I have a doubt.... Is it compulsory for a player to put tiles from his/her rack instead of just rearranging the previous tiles put down on the surface?

[@BryanLagos]

I play this without two rules: 1)First move must be a sum of 30 2)You can't have a group with a number of the same color (Like Two Blue 7 and one Orange 7) I think this makes it faster for me. Great video btw

[@ulandadeysel5711]

Can you use the joker from the board or must you change it from your rack..say you need a yellow 3 and can move the other 3 on the board and take the yellow 3...

[@engi6297]

I suggest you guys to play Turkish "101 Okey" which means "101 Rubbikub" actually.There should be tutorials on KZbin. It's a little complex but very very fun to play with friends. It has a little intrigue inside and that makes it funnier.

[@robertmadrid7709]

Yeah but you do you count points if you add to a set?

[@ValkyrieIA]

Do you play to a certain score or a set number of games e.g 1st to 100 or most total points after 5 games?

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Usually people don't have enough patience to sit through 3-5 rounds so we typically play a single game. Winner takes all if you will :)

[@virginiaantonette83]

Can a wild be moved from a group to a run. Same color and same number???

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Yes, as long as there are at least 3 tiles remaining in the group you took it out from.

[@mocheng]

Best explanation of the game!

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Thank you! :)

[@katherinedoelger1685]

Do you recommend any app that I can use to practice?

[@jessicacoyle-gross4291]

Thanks for the video, the instructions had me lost!

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Glad it helped! Enjoy the game :)

[@emilierioux7210]

Thank you for this tutorial! Very helpful.

[@WordofAdviceTV]

You're welcome! Enjoy the game! :)

[@breezy8-]

Thanks a lot!! Very clear instructions! :)

[@WordofAdviceTV]

You're welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@edsonlima6412]

Many thanks. Awesome explanation.

[@romanmartinez2235]

Do you have to time each player for a minute for each turn?

[@nagatb.9221]

at 2.51 seconds when you added all of player 2's red numbers you wrote 21 but it's supposed to be 26. Was the math here just incorrect or am I missing something from the rules of the game? Genuinely trying to get clarifications :)

[@DorothyGale00]

Is it possible to re-arrange the tiles on the table and eventually keep some tiles on your set in case there no other option?

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Yes, if there are tiles that don't fit into any set or run at the end of a players turn, he would put those left over tiles into hand/rack.

[@elizabethohlhaut2050]

I thought this wasn’t allowed? I understood the rules to state that you had to be able to reuse all of the tiles you rearranged. You cannot put any back onto your rack.

[@WordofAdviceTV]

That's how we play it. (there are many variations of gameplay) if you were to play by the newest game rules, every player gets 2 minutes per turn and "a player who unsuccessfully builds on or manipulates other sets on the table must replace the tiles in their original positions, take back the tiles he played and draw three tiles from the pouch." tesera.ru/images/items/784463/Rummikub_Rules.pdf

[@niftymike8760]

If you can only make one move, do you draw another tile?

[@rin3.311]

Thank you! Now I got the rules.

[@sandrarich7650]

what if you are playing with four people? how do you put the tiles out on the table then?

[@WordofAdviceTV]

Someone will need to look at it upside down 😄

[@missracruela]

When you do the splits to create more groups or runs, do you get all the points? If you add a 12 to a run, for example, do you add up all the points of the numbers on the table?

[@effiewilliams306]

How do you keep the tiles? Do I pull or add to my opponent runs?

[@Goosebump_clips]

the messenger sound you had playing was so cruel!! thought I was popular for a second

[@RSeanOConnell]

How do you keep score in a two player game? We chose to play five rounds and at the end of round the player who went out got points for the sum of unplayed tiles of the other player. Thoughts?