How To Play Rummy 500 (card game)

Come find out why Rummy 500 is such a wildly popular card game! It’s also called 500 Rum or Pinochle Rummy. In this video we’ll clearly break down all the rules so you’ll be playing in no time. What sets this game apart from other Rummy games is that you can scoop up a bunch of cards at once from the discard pile, which can lead to big scores. You can play this game with two to eight players.
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[@lukes7027]

One of the best tutorials I have seen in a long while! Thank you for an articulate presentation!

[@Rulies]

Thanks Luke! I appreciate you saying so. :) If you like games, stick around because I am working hard on some new ones.

[@gwallage]

Best video by far on how to play this game. I used to play about 30yrs ago with 2 decks of cards and forgot how it went. Thanks for the reminder.

[@Rulies]

Grace Wallage Thank you!!!! If you enjoy card games, I hope I earned you as a subscriber.

[@dippster357]

I was gonna write the same thing I forgot some of the rules and wanted to know how to play again , I had to watch a lot of idiots who are clueless in making a tutorial like you did, I would recommend you to anyone who wants to learn how to play rummy

[@Rulies]

Thank you! I worked hard on this one so your comment means a lot!

[@patg73]

thanks..i wanted to teach my neighbor how to play the game...i never knew u had to yell rummy to get the missed card..and i thought non face cards except the ace were 5 points..thanks again for showing me the rules

[@laugr744]

The way I learned this game was also that all non-face cards were worth 5. We also played that Ace was worth 5 if played low and 15 if played high or in set.

[@3squareddesigns]

I was trying to figure out which type of rummy game my family used to play when I was younger. I finally found it. We played Rummy 500. 🎉🎉

[@samikib82]

Who's here during quarantine? 🙁

[@Rulies]

I am!

[@saadiaali6089]

Me

[@MRA-hv7gk]

Me

[@MASTERBLASTERBW2012]

Not mi

[@bigwooff]

how are you all doing!!?

[@carolann64]

I have always played that you have to discard in order to go out. And if you float then you pick up a card your next go so that you can discard.

[@sukhmeetsinghsodhi3261]

Best explanation on youtube for players who are new to rummy! Thank you!😊🙏

[@Rulies]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Pancakerman3]

I love your vids rulies!

[@ubman13]

Excellent explanation 👏. Thank you!

[@xSkORpiON25x]

Great video, my wife and I were playing Conquien and I told her about 500 but couldn’t remember. This was very helpful. Thanks

[@Rulies]

Awesome! Glad I could help. Conquien is a fun game, sometime I should make a video for that too.

[@xSkORpiON25x]

Definitely

[@genramsey]

Well, Rulies, I found this presentation very refreshing and I'm wanting to play this! The strangest thing is that it pulled out my fondest memories of playing this with my brother, many, many moons ago! Guessing and hoping to teach my granddaughter this game, seeing that this may be a challenge. But she may be willing, since she's like me😊. Have a most wonderful day!

[@Rulies]

Thanks Gen, I hope you have a wonderful day as well! I think games like these are a great ways for family members from different generations to spend quality time together, I bet when she herself is a grandma she may look back on these moments. Be sure to check out some of the other games on my channel.. maybe you two can learn a game together. ♥️♣️♦️♠️

[@swayamraut119]

You certainly deserve way more subscribers than you currently have.

[@Rulies]

MinVidClip•-• Thanks! But I love the ones that I do have, so no worries.

[@SJoMaas]

Love this tutorial :) needed the refresher! And I'm enjoying the variant rules in the comments here. One I remember growing up with that I loved is that if you only take the top card from the discard pile, then you're not required to play it. It adds some intrigue to what your opponent is trying to do, so it affects your discard strategy a bit more. You can also fake people out ;). Oh also, does anyone else play Q♠️=40pts? It gets REAL. Thanks for the vid!

[@XBC3-4GOTY]

Best Tutorial Video for Rummy 500 lmao 🤣

[@meganpriore3431]

Great teaching technique! Nice and easy for a card dummy like me 😁

[@-_pizix_-2420]

This is a great video 👍 thanks!

[@MRA-hv7gk]

Finally i have something to do during quarantine

[@amithadisanayake6075]

Superb One

[@darkvenom1417]

To be honest I never seen this game before and Its look pretty fun to play

[@ChickenSpeed]

best card intro I have ever seen 🤣 subbed 🐔👍

[@Rulies]

Thanks!

[@bigsassyster]

I swear everyone plays Rummy a little bit different.

[@scd6969]

Great channel. You deserve more subs. +1

[@Rulies]

Thank you! For small channels like mine, every +1 means a lot. :)

[@samathajanjanam556]

its cool to play

[@maskd7002]

Nice game

[@single595]

good one

[@spreadinglove735]

Thank you

[@lowercasehandle]

I always thought non-faces, except ace, were five points. And that you could do QKA. Also that aces were always 15 points. Hm.

[@Rulies]

There are many different rule variations. I prefer this way, it seems to be the most common and I think it adds depth. Give it a try and let me know what you think. But streamlining the scoring of numbered cards into 5 points each is a pretty common variation. It makes things easier and If you prefer that, go for it! Just make sure everyone at the table is clear before you start. Thanks for commenting! I love hearing about how people play things different.

[@kgpiper44]

I played similar... easier to score that way... but I played Ace-two-three the Ace = 5 points, Queen-King-Ace, Ace=15 points... 3 or more ACES are 15 each. Someone I played with this weekend played Ace low = 5 points, QKAce = 10 points, and 3 or more ACES at 15 each. House rules I guess.

[@lowercasehandle]

@@kgpiper44 did you play runs such as QKA2. . . or not

[@ginrummy_master514]

best video...

[@chrisezeagu1224]

Yeah

[@linda1481]

If there are cards in the discard pile that somebody can call Rummy on and they do that at the same time as the next player is about to pick up cards who is right then? Would the person that yelled rummy get to take those cards or the person whose turn it was if their hand was already on the cards? And the person whose turn it was was not even picking up the cards for the rummy in the pile they were just picking up cards that they were going to use in the discard pile. I know that is a little confusing basically two things happened at the exact same time the person whose turn it was to go lay their hands down to pick up the discard pile at the same time someone else yelled rummy. So who would be the one to get the cards?

[@Fakenit66]

What about the lay-off on a run? How are they scored? 4:58 he has added an ace and a 5 as lay-off to the other players run, does that mean he gets 6 points, or does he count the entire run?

[@dannylawson5820]

if it is my turn and i see two cards that play on another players melds can i pick them up and play only those two cards as my tur

[@Rulies]

Hi Danny! Yes, but you still need to pick up any other cards on top of them. And after you play the two, you must still discard (unless you go out). I hope that helps!

[@fluffstuffpootiebean1688]

But if Ace can be scored as 1 or 15, how much do you subtract if you have an ace in your hand? This is the reason I came here...can't find the answer.

[@Rulies]

Sorry if this is bad news, but you deduct 15. Thanks for the great question!

[@conorwebster5681]

Can a run be different sets

[@skeome]

As a pinsetter and lane mechanic, hearing deadwood so often gives me angst LOL

[@Rulies]

I never even thought of that! Thanks, that cracked me up.

[@ananomus6092]

When you lay off cards for the other player, say the ace or five of diamonds, how do they count towards your final score?

[@Rulies]

Good Question Mallorie! You gain points for your card only, and it’s based on the type of meld that you laid off against. So if you laid off an ace as against your opponents set, you would get 15 point. Does that make sense?

[@brc3237]

Question: if playing two players and player one discards a card that could be used in a meld on the table and player two calls rummy, does player two still get to play their regular turn by either drawing from the pot or taking a cards from the discard pile?

[@Tomidius]

Yes they get the rummy card and then play their turn

[@funmaster4632]

Can i go out by discarding a card that rummies in the bone pile?

[@shando3333]

I use to play where you need to have a discard to go out.

[@wizardoris55]

you float until you have a discard, you cant go out, until you can discard

[@oliviacruz3277]

After you finish a round and take score. Do we re shuffle all the cards and start again?

[@Rulies]

Olivia,Yes, that’s exactly right! Shuffle and start again until someone has 500 points.

[@Sophy345]

For example in a 2 player game, once laid off cards make a run of 3 or more, does it become a new run that the other player can lay off onto? Ex: Player A: 7,8,9 of hearts Player B: lays off 10, J and then lays off the Q on another turn Can Player A now lay off a K and A of hearts? Thanks!

[@Rulies]

Hi Sophie, that’s very good question! ! 1. Either player can continue to lay off and continue the run. They wouldn’t need to wait for there to be three making it a new run. So in your example, after player B played a 10 & J, either could then play a Q and K. 2. Just a reminder, in this version of Rummy an Ace is always low so wouldn’t follow the K.. unless you have special house rules!

[@HGFCVNC]

If u meld a card into someone else set/run do u collect the point of thar card or do they receive it

[@Rulies]

Hi Austine! You get the points, but only for the card that you melded. So if they had a set of 3 kings and you laid down 1 king, they would get 30 points and you would get 10 points.

[@treyfridley3101]

If there is a meld in the discard pile can the player who calls rummy select only the cards to make the meld or would they have to take all the cards between three card meld?

[@Rulies]

That's a great question Trey. There are people out there that play both ways. It's sort of an optional rule to play how you want. But, what I suggest, is that you can only "call rummy" on the card that was just discarded. If you do you can only take that one card and immediately use it. That's how I play because I feel that it starts to get too crazy otherwise. That's just my opinion though! I hope it helps.

[@slendersage8728]

I know this comment is from a year ago but I had to reply lol. In my family there were two types of calling rummy... one, the way he described, where someone laid a card while not paying attention and someone else snatched it up. Then there was “Rummy in the pile.” Anyone could state that there was a rummy in the pile. If you wanted it, you could go for it, but yes, you pick up everything in between. But SOMETIMES, if you were being a brat, you’d call rummy in the pile, to draw people’s attention to it, but then refuse to pick it up. The hope is that once you’ve pointed it out, someone will be tempted to grab it. Sure, they’ll get a meld out of it, but they may also now have 5,000 extra cards in their hand. And you may be about to go out...

[@hopeandrews2127]

@@slendersage8728 this is excatly what I was surfing the comments for! My friend and I were playing tonight and I called rummy in the pile off her meld. She didn't think you could do that. Obviously Rummy rules are different for everyone and a discussion needs to be had before starting the game to establish them!

[@henryunwin8121]

Do you have to play it immediately if you only draw the top discard?

[@Rulies]

Yes, if you draw from the discard pile you have to use the card even if no others were above it.

[@victorygames1380]

Do you have to put down melded cards if you have them or can you wait

[@Rulies]

Good question. You can wait! Be careful doing that, you don’t want to get caught with too many cards in hand if you’re opponent goes out.

[@libinantony8355]

The card that is collected by calling rummy, can it be used used for making set and run,,,, or only for layoff?????

[@Rulies]

Hi Libin, If you call Rummy, you can use the card to lay off or to add to your own meld that is already on the table. You can't call rummy to make a meld with cards in your hand. Hope that helps! :)

[@nocturne2029]

Do runs need to be the same suit? Can only face cards make sets of 3?

[@Rulies]

Hi Nocturne! Yes on the first Question. 3♣️, 4♣️, 5 ♣️, 6♣️. No for the second Question. 7♦️, 7♦️, 7♦️.

[@ibrahimalsayed8599]

Is “”call rummy” for everyone even who just discarded that card If anyone owns meld 5 6 7 of club and its my turn and draw 3 of club its possible to layoff 4 and 3 of club into that meld

[@karstend542]

There's a Danish version of this game. Simply know as 500. Similar rules but with e few differences.

[@ricolibrando8716]

Can u do Indian rummy also known as "paplu"

[@isaaclee5123]

You should do a video on cook out

[@Rulies]

Zickey I don’t know cook out! What’s it like? I love to learn new games too.

[@isaaclee5123]

Rulies finally found the actual name of the card game knock out whist www.pagat.com/whist/kowhist.html I believe it’s a variation of trumps

[@sydneys4249]

I always counted the non-face cards 5 points each, aces 15 points, and the queen of spades is 40 points

[@Rulies]

I’ve never heard of the Queen of Spades as 40 points. I like it! Gonna have to give that a try on my next game night. 😁 Thanks for sharing Sydney.

[@anuremesh6305]

What is value of q,j and k??

[@Rulies]

Anu, they are all worth 10 points each. Hope that helps.

[@WillyFriar]

What happens if your discard to end the game is a rummy? Example You have three aces in hand and it's your turn to play. You pick an ace from stock, meld 3 aces and discard your last card which is an ace. Can someone call rummy?

[@skylargarforth]

no because you have already gone out

[@arkangel5116]

Plz make a video on President

[@Rulies]

Yes! Great idea!

[@rohithraman6856]

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[@kgpiper44]

To be clear, a game is NOT ended on a "Rummy". If a person discards a last card in-in hand, and that card is a meld card, and "Rummy" is called, play continues until someone "legit" goes out. Is that about right?

[@Rulies]

Quick_Wit_, There ARE versions of this game with stricter requirements for going out. But in this version, the game ends as soon as there is a player with no cards in hand. That includes calling rummy too! Btw, I love questions like this. You guys think of all the angles!

[@AirbenderAttorney]

Also known as phase 10

[@mahlonhammond5638]

Does anyone know how to play Rummy 500 with dominos?

[@bryceblazegamingyt9741]

Rummy is similar to the Chinese mahzhong but with normal cards. So I think the basic idea came from everyone. Or Africa which is in theory where all humans originate.

[@rayunseitig6367]

I'll have to review this a few times, Thanks. What is floating?

[@Rulies]

Good question Ray! Floating is in optional rule some people use to make the game more difficult. In the standard version of Rummy 500 (covered in this video) a player goes out when they no longer have any cards in hand. Instead, you can play that a player can only go out by discarding their last card. So, if player has melded all their cards and has no card in hand, they would be still in the game (because they didn't discard) and are said to be floating. Hope that helps!

[@rayunseitig6367]

@@Rulies Got it, sort of. :-) I'll have to get my head around that. Thanks much.

[@ryanv7075]

Rulies thanks! This is how my grandma taught us all, rummy 500 floating, call rummy in her house 😁 can’t remember if we also sometimes played around the corner

[@Nate9-9]

On average, how many rounds does it take to get to 500 points? I'm sure it varies. I don't think I've played this specific variant of Rumi.

[@Pancakerman3]

Hmmmm The way I usually play rummy is we play 2 hands, whoever gets more points wins so I'm not really sure

[@Rulies]

Nate, it usually takes us an hour but we goof around and talk and take our time. Wikipedia says 20 minutes! Those people must play serious.

[@Rulies]

@AveragePancake3 I like it. That’s a good idea!

[@blackback8357]

if 2 players have 6 of diamond in 2 deck game who can continue the run

[@Rulies]

GREAT question! Two players can not continue the same run. So for your question the first player to play their six can, and then the other player cannot.

[@Rulies]

Thanks again for that question, I think it will help people.

[@pixelated9462]

What do you do if you run out of cards in your hand?

[@Rulies]

Good question! That means it is time to take score. Check out at @6:00

[@lowercasehandle]

When that happens, the round is over. If the other players have cards in their hands, those cards count against their score.

[@kyreeandeenougk]

I think gin rummy is easier than this 500 rummy 😅

[@bigsassyster]

RUMMY!!!! 5 diamonds

[@JimCline3]

In a two person game, does picking up the 5 if D count as your turn? or can you call rummy, pick up that card and continue your turn by drawing and discarding?

[@bigsassyster]

@@JimCline3 Player 1 discards the 5d, than player 2 calls rummy. This does not count as player 2's turn. In a two player game, player 2 calls rummy, picks up the 5d and plays it, than it would be player 2's turn.

[@bencouttie2733]

the meld at the top of the screen isn't a run, 8 diamonds 9 diamonds 10 hearts ! lol

[@Rulies]

Wooops! Good eye!!!!!

[@jackierorex6074]

Play rummy

[@dalliboyrt9927]

Lol... King and queen kissing

[@911madza]

marriage, the card game reference

[@szr.5372]

tong-its?

[@bryanmccarroll2633]

Thank you