How to play Rummy

Learn the rules to the playing card game Rummy quickly and concisely - This video has no distractions, just the rules. While there are many variations to the Rummy game, this video covers the original base rules.
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The object of the game is to get the most points. The object of each hand is to get rid of all the cards in your hand. Setup. Using a standard deck of playing cards, with kings high and aces low, each player draws 1 card and the player with the lowest card is the first dealer. If there is a tie, try again. The dealer shuffles then deals based on the number of players: 10 cards for 2 players, 7 cards for 3 to 4 players, or 6 cards for 5 to 6 players. Players look at their own cards but keep them hidden from their opponents. The remaining cards are placed face down on the table, forming the “stock”. Discard top card of the stock faceup to form a discard pile.
Beginning with the player to the left of the dealer and proceeding clockwise, each player’s turn begins by pickup one card from either the stock or the discard pile and adding it to their hand. If at any point in the game the stock pile runs out, the discard pile is shuffled to form a new stock pile. The last card in the new stock pile becomes the first card in the discard pile.
After adding a card to your hand you have two optional plays: Melding and Laying Off.
You make a meld by either having three or more of a kind or by having three or more of a run. A run is cards of the same suit in increasing or decreasing order. When you make a meld you must lay it face up on the table. Melding is optional and can only be done once a turn.
You may also “lay off” during your turn by adding one or more cards from your hand to any meld already on the table. Laying Off is optional and there is no limit to the number of cards you can lay off.
When you are finished melding and laying off you end your turn and must discard one card, face up, onto the discard pile. If you had drawn from the discard pile, you may not discard the same card you drew on that turn. The next player clockwise goes.
When one player gets rid of all of the cards in their hand, all players stop and the player who went out receives points for the remaining cards in other player’s hands. Face cards are worth 10 points each, aces are worth 1, and numbered cards are worth their number. A player goes "rummy" when they get rid of all the cards in their hand in one turn, without having previously melded or laid off any cards. In this event, they receive twice as many points.
The hand is now over. The role of dealer rotates clockwise by one and a new hand is dealt. This process repeats until a player reaches a predetermined point total or until you play a predetermined number of hands, at which time, the player with the most points wins.
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[@abbigailfoulks1745]

I am a hospice aide and recently got a patient that is very independent when it comes to personal care and things so I am really just around for basic company. He recently told me that him and his wife used to play rummy every night. I have never played and watched this video probably three times and it was super easy to understand and extremely helpful! I am confident in my ability to be able to play this game with him and make his heart Happy! Thank you.

[@oglelaura]

In a similar situation some time ago she was not in good shape but wanted to play and taught me the game. Some of my fondest memories caregiving with her, and she cheated too! I finally have a new person who likes to play cards so I'm here to refresh my memory.

[@agent-ht5ri]

You’re an angel

[@rummylucky4018]

I learned how to play this in jail

[@IMP_ROM]

Epic.

[@fhuil9841]

Then why you watching tutorial

[@TS-bg7cn]

Same

[@IMP_ROM]

@@TS-bg7cn Epic.

[@Callum-kl6co]

@@fhuil9841 I’m here because I forgot

[@DylanDHoward]

I've been taught to play with a fanned out discard pile. You can take any card from the discard pile. You have to not only play the card taken during your turn, but you also have to take every card on top as well and add it to your hand. We also do points differently. Cards you play are counted towards your score. 2-9 (5 points), 10-K (10 points), Ace (15 points). At the end of each round, players add up the cards they played, then subtracting what they have left in their hand. Your point total is the difference for that round.

[@joycehuard3435]

If a person misses picking up a playable! May another person

[@joycehuard3435]

Can another player say rummy and pick up a Play the other missed

[@DylanDHoward]

@@joycehuard3435 On their turn, yes! My family never played with the actual "say rummy" rule. It was more or less just playing casually until someone put their last card face down on the discard pile.

[@Jacklyn1955]

That's the way i learned. And what about calling rummy on discarded cards? Did you have rules on that?

[@orionmoore151]

This is how my family normally played rummy 10k. We also had an option “around the clock” scoring which sped up the game a little bit and allowed you to play or play off a straight that went king to ace. For example king of hearts, ace of hearts and two of hearts are a playable meld.

[@Tiredofitall.]

I think playing rummy must be different depending on where you live. Being from the East Coast we played it much differently than my Midwest wife and definitely much different than described in this video. Also, I've noticed a vast difference in scoring as well. I think no matter how it's played and as long as you're having fun it's the right way!

[@himethisisme]

Just played a heavily modified version of 500 with the family and I'm also an east coaster... maybe it's a coincidence? :P The points are scored like golf, where the player with the fewest wins, and you earn points based on how many cards you weren't able to discard in a round.

[@samanthanicholas7772]

Well said🥰👍🏽

[@tsilarij-p3726]

I've been playing this so that you either pick one from the stock or all from the discard pile. It's a high risk high reward and a big thing if you can memorise what the discard pile is holding.

[@watchparty1]

We play you can pick up multiple cards (in order) from the discard pile. You just have to use the last card you pick up.

[@arianewell6252]

This is the way my family played.

[@chokeonice9552]

Same

[@amyjackson6980]

This is us too.

[@jasonross817]

That's Rummy 500.. this is Regular Rummy

[@tylerfaubert1201]

It’s soo interesting because when I play with my family and friends, we play by very different rules. For example, someone discards a 6 of hearts and there is a 7 and 8 of hearts in the discard pile, the first one to notice calls out “Rummy!” And picks up those cards. Some other rules we play by are Aces are 15 pts, cards 2-9 are 5 pts, and at the end of the round the cards in your hands are negative from your total and don’t go to the person who won the round.

[@Game4oSale]

2:17 “playersis hands “ 😂

[@sarahgardner8856]

Very clear and to the point, great video thank you so much!

[@potatodrip964]

This video is very helpful, my Aunt, Uncle and cousins are coming tonight, so this video helped me a lot.

[@aidanaimangozhina9257]

when you are cs student and watching this to complete your rummy assignment

[@1210saad]

HAHA same. If Go Fish wasn't enough, this is even more annoying.

[@blake5884]

John "Card Game" Anvik

[@naveensharath9899]

Mee too

[@AllMossedUp]

What?

[@ezhiljoshua9323]

Cs Academy?

[@gordonferrar7782]

In England this is called Beanie I've taught it to so many people i remember at out local kids club there used to be mammoth games. Honestly great memories.

[@lynnejuarez7652]

In México, this easy and easily addictive game, is called: Pula And the easiest thing about it, you only need a deck of cards‼️

[@glaceonthesnowfoxpokemon8289]

Rummy is my most favorite game, that is used with Playing cards.

[@TheInkPitOx]

I played this for the first time in class today. Thanks.

[@DeepakKumar-lw8ud]

thank you man,I REALLY SATISFIED BY THIS VIDEO

[@benjaminskymaverickp4464]

Congrats for reaching 1M views!

[@alexblue6991]

Its been years since I played card games thanks for the update

[@kimran6133]

I haven’t played this for over 15 years and trying to teach my family. Thank you so much for this easy video 🫶🏽

[@arcticthegold7855]

When I was in the mental hospital down in Las Cruces, I played a game call Swiss and feels like it's just like rummy

[@saulthechicanootaku]

Good video as always, buddy. I suggest you make a video on the sequel to rummy: gin rummy

[@TripleSGames]

It is on the list!!

[@saulthechicanootaku]

@@TripleSGames awesome. Keep up the great work because in a time of uncertainty, we all need a good game to play

[@noodlelover032]

In south africa have a game very similar to this called 9 hands and its very famous. We play with nine cards , 4 jokers ( chosen from the deck and the joker will be the card after that card)

[@bellat4076]

If you pick up a card from the discarded pile do you need to meld it in the same round or can you just hold on to it?

[@justinbarker8421]

You can just hold on to it usually but most everyone I’ve played with have slightly different rules it’s always best to ask the people your playing with what they’re rules are

[@jamesgibbons1395]

Thanks my family started playing this game and I just didn’t quite get it but I think I do now

[@linwood891]

What if your left with one card and keep picking up a card and then having to discard the card and repeating the process and it’s just never ending

[@xerviust6526]

WHY DO I SEE GACHATUBERS EVERYWHERE NOW!!! 😱😱😱

[@kokoverde723]

I dont know how to play rummy but after this video I will

[@adambanks856]

Are you allowed to rearrange the melds?

[@RyfYt]

Nice job

[@TripleSGames]

Thanks!

[@raikenedits9609]

i have two doubts. can we both meld and lay off in a single turn or can we do any one of the two. and also is there a limit to number of cards we can meld in one turn?

[@cuddlequeen3225]

Can you meld/layoff if it would deplete all cards in your hand? Must you be able to discard to end your turn?

[@TripleSGames]

Correct you must me able to discard

[@Lambda305]

Now I love rummy I like play whith my family and my brother thanks bro😊👍

[@sgeilik]

I tried to play with other two people but stuck right in the beginning as no one had either a run or three same cards to start with even after having picked a card from the deck. Any advice on how to start in these situation will be really appreciated. Thanks.

[@teenpattirose7251]

Very good video, very helpful

[@chaudharyhamza4570]

I am finding this game for hours on internet but not find any video thanks

[@trevorjohnson8142]

Super helpful, thank you!

[@yinghuixu4132]

Can I both meld and lay off in one turn

[@stevetemple8012]

1:08 triple s games do you need to shuffle if the stock pile runs out?

[@K.114.]

can you use any deck of playing cards for this game or do you have to have a specific "rummy" deck or something?

[@TripleSGames]

Any normal playing card deck

[@diogeneslantern18]

My favourite card game. It is an awesome low stakes social game

[@laceymisquadis2760]

Aw, my girlfriend taught me how to play. I miss her sometimes but some friendships have to end.

[@im_a_stain7874]

Do u lay off after melding or u just keep that extra card?

[@hasansharif9726]

If u have melded in a turn and u have a chance to lay off so u can laying off is optional u can if u have a chance like I mean if u have cards to lay off but if u r melding so u do it once it is optional.

[@im_a_stain7874]

@@hasansharif9726 thx for writing a whole paragraph

[@hasansharif9726]

@@im_a_stain7874 No problem! I just got the notification of your reply .

[@maratatianatoledodasilva6407]

Triple s games a question jokers are included or not?

[@Eriksporty]

Can I lay off after melding ?

[@MehdiRez]

whats the name of the game that only 2 and 9 of spades, 10 of diamonds and all the aces have points and the winner is the team with higher points only 2 of spades have 3 points and the winner is the team who scores 64 points first I am not sure about the 64

[@Assassincodm945]

What if you can’t meld and lay?

[@SunxSurfxSand]

What happens when you get down to one card?

[@migueldelacruz4799]

Winning in Spades is losing in Rummy and vice versa.

[@timburgess7257]

So my card that I lay down on another persons collection, they get to count the points for that. This is only helpful when I am going out or getting rid of cards because I feel like someone will be going out before I get to go again. Is this correct?

[@MrGomzalez3]

Can you play a layoff from someone else's layoff?

[@youtubecontent6394]

This is so different than how I learned

[@hasansharif9726]

yeah I have a question too:Do we play the jokers or not ?in rummy do we play with 52 cards except the jokers or do we play with the 54 czrdswith the jokers

[@PastyMancer]

No jokers

[@hasansharif9726]

@@PastyMancer JazakAllah u khairan kaseera means thank u so much in Arabic muslims say this when someone helps them.

[@yellowmarshmellowpuffnob6922]

@@hasansharif9726 I'm also a muslim

[@hasansharif9726]

@@yellowmarshmellowpuffnob6922 MashaAllah

[@youngrasta612]

My grandma taught me how to play this

[@lagog4102]

Same

[@Slipknotistrash]

Lol same

[@childeefoxes]

Now, I can download Rummy and play to bet money! 💳🃏💵

[@stazhenka7390]

what is the deck you're using?

[@froggy_yui6213]

Do we need the jokers?

[@TripleSGames]

Nope

[@froggy_yui6213]

@@TripleSGames ok thanks

[@onellbrianmeliston8960]

Oh, so this is the English version of the Filipino "Tong-its". Huh, new thing learned...

[@robbybear75]

Anyone here play Rumipoo? It’s like Rummy but with action cards that switch up the play. Pretty good game.

[@roopeheikkinen430]

This seems a bit like Mahjong, but with playing cards.

[@stayfitwithneha]

I like your video

[@hadibeydoun4812]

I understand how to play but how do you count up the points I saw him show the values but not how to count the points im probably overthinking it but someone help pls

[@AnathexAdventurer]

Suggestion (won't cause you anything, probably: How To Play Solitaire (Tri Peaks)

[@TripleSGames]

I like it! I'll look at adding it to the list

[@xfoolsgoldx]

Can you lay off if you haven't already put down a meld?

[@lolwhat1633]

@Harrison McCoin 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@samcoffeymusic]

Great vid but one question: how can anyone achieve "Rummy" if they're not allowed to put more than one meld down per turn?

[@kevinnewman4661]

He literally did it in the video. He put a long run down, played two more on another existing meld and discsrded

[@59Alaskan]

We played it laying all your melds down and being able to discard the draw from the discard pile if you didn't need it. Also the score was just from tour cards not the others who lost that hand. Others on here have played this the same way.. man.. no consistency.. guess we need to see if there is an official rule book somewhere

[@MrAngland]

What about jokers?

[@josemanuelbeltranavilez8703]

Wait when I draw a card from the draw deck do I have to keep it, or can I discard it?

[@brittanyjohnson3270]

I've always played it where you can discard a card from the the deck (because no one else sees it ) but if you draw from the discard pile you have to keep.. idk I feel like everyone has their own rules lol

[@59Alaskan]

That's the way we played..

[@dazzlingbolt7550]

This looks a lot like a brazillian card game, but this one has more rules

[@KaisarReinhard]

Can you do Rook?

[@Anthony_Spilotro]

Ya....I wont be playing this.. But thanks for the vid.

[@AlejandroRodriguez-gs3kh]

So you can’t place two melds in one turn ?

[@Anonymous-xw5bh]

I think?

[@MAHVISH1000]

He said you cannot

[@dan9716]

I dont understand with discard part

[@kalakalachuchu]

Is this tong its?

[@TinoNarvaez072]

i thought this was tonk plz someone explain!

[@sarai-cruz]

So it's a little like phase ten

[@ChadtuvaQueen]

I would play this game because the cards are PINK

[@marthahanley6718]

You gave a great example.

[@Eriksporty]

can we meld from 2 ends of same suit cards? 5 6 7 and j q k for example?

[@rickpgriffin]

I hate playing number cards = face value points. My family house rules always makes them each worth 5 except for 10, which is 10

[@ဪြဪြဪြဪြဪြဪြဪြjjjဪဪဪဪဪဪဪဪဪဪဪဪဪ]

easier than i thought

[@Hitmanbang123]

My family plays this every evening... one of the best games ever.... My dad taught us this.. now my whole family is playing daily... sorry for my bad english

[@georgejones9085]

Your english is just fine sweety

[@britaniefarmer4628]

I’m saying

[@noneofyourbussiness758]

So why are u watching this if ur father thought u how to play 🤔

[@anoofhussain3084]

@@noneofyourbussiness758 none of your business

[@noneofyourbussiness758]

@@anoofhussain3084 ok bro

[@justinbarker8421]

Everyone I’ve ever played this with has slightly different rules

[@alayhaider9041]

i can relate

[@beckygurule6073]

Hi well i"m here Just asking for abit of Help looking for some Rules any Would HELP?? Thank you!!

[@UniverseTalksR]

Its really hard to come across someone that knows the exact same rules as you

[@hollyholly27-]

You explained it so well. I watched other videos that made no sense to me. Thank you 🙏

[@TripleSGames]

You’re welcome 😊

[@rayyanneazbhuiyan9809]

same

[@sotmh7-34]

Romans 3:23 New International Version 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. John 3:16 New International Version 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Romans 10:9-10 New International Version 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

[@bitmikealerts_lol]

@@sotmh7-34 why are you posting Bible verses, this is a card game video

[@stevetemple8012]

@@TripleSGames do players keep their cards hidden from other players and it is from 2 to 6 players?

[@Kuggar]

This year my 81 year old father mentioned that he misses the time when he and his family played rummy on Christmas eve back in the 60s/70s. So this Christmas, it's rummy and whiskey for me, him, and the family! :D Thank you for the lesson!

[@NatePaddock]

For 2-player rummy, we play for the lowest score: the player left holding the cards gets the points. Also, if a player accidentally discards a card that could have gone into a meld, the other player can call “rummy on the board” and steal it to put onto a meld before starting their turn. We also have the rule that if you pick a card from the discard pile, you have to take all the cards put down on top of it (they are spread so you can see them)

[@visibletoallusersonyoutube5928]

Yea the spread out cards was the first thing I noticed not here.

[@oglelaura]

Yes I remember that too.

[@thief6676]

Ah, thank you mate. You finally taught me how to play Rummy! Now, I can finally play with my family members!

[@TacSprint]

Really well made and concise tutorial. I’ve always played under the idea that you can lay down as many melds as you want on your turn though. This would make the game trickier so I might try that next time.

[@ThisThingEaten]

You can only do that in Rummy 500.

[@hankwheels]

Yeah, we play that way too! Seems unnecessarily restrictive to limit only one meld laydown per turn!

[@toddblackmon]

Same here. I also learned with laying off being disallowed until after you meld at least once.

[@synterlu]

Really well explained, some other guides are very ambiguous but this leaves no room for ambiguity. Good job.

[@sotmh7-34]

Romans 3:23 New International Version 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. John 3:16 New International Version 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Romans 10:9-10 New International Version 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

[@ashanddevil6108]

You learned in jail

[@ahmedalbayati8403]

Thank u because my brother used to never let me play with him until I learned how

[@kellyxx3288]

This is Gin right ?

[@UniverseTalksR]

No

[@chrismcbr1284]

weird i was taught ace’s are 15 and you can only draw from the discard pile if it can immediately be used

[@59Alaskan]

Yes, same here!

[@aaronsaunders6974]

Meld: 1st time I ever heard this term, before. 3 or more cards in a row

[@sarai-cruz]

Can you have more than two melds?

[@bacjac8072]

Questions: Can you pick up only the top card that is on the discard pile? When a player goes out, do they get points for the cards they have already melded onto the table? What about the other players' melded cards - do they each get those points?

[@congviet2238]

This same same as some thing we call phỏm (pronounce like from) in Vietnam

[@hasansharif9726]

Thanks a lot this video helped me a lot.

[@occamsrazor9183]

Excuse me, so you are saying played down cards onto the table have no point value at all, that the points are collected from the retained card value in the opponent's hand after the winning player has played their last card?

[@drmuller77]

Great explanation!

[@GamingMuaz]

This looks like playing uno but more advanced

[@roberthughes8355]

Great video! Question when you get rid of all cards in your hand must you also discard?

[@lynnejuarez7652]

You can finish the hand either way; one way will get fewer points, and the other more difficult way get more

[@hankwheels]

If all of their remaining cards are matched, the player may lay them down without discarding on their last turn. (according to the bicycling cards rummy website lol)

[@svcross-do]

This is like a simpler version of Carioca. Can you do a video about it too?