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

[@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!

[@dharaninarankotuwa02]

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

[@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.

[@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?

[@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

[@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🥰👍🏽

[@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

[@thief6676]

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

[@potatodrip964]

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

[@sarahgardner8856]

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

[@synterlu]

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

[@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?

[@mcembola]

Incredibly neat and straightforward explanation! Will come and recommend you further👍‼️

[@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.

[@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.

[@jessicarenee7411]

Very clear instructions, thank you!

[@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.

[@saraaldecoa]

Wow this video actually helped me!!!☺️

[@devlinmln1161]

thanks for making this easy and quick!

[@marcscott1226]

dude, what a great video. my wife and i are boozing on our anniversary and wanted to play cards and this was perfect. thank you! +1 Like!

[@hasansharif9726]

Thanks a lot this video helped me a lot.

[@brintm5204]

Your tutorials are the best 🙌

[@drmuller77]

Great explanation!

[@trevorjohnson8142]

Super helpful, thank you!

[@TheInkPitOx]

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

[@DeepakKumar-lw8ud]

thank you man,I REALLY SATISFIED BY THIS VIDEO

[@GyOm1976]

Very clear and well enunciated explanation, thank you!

[@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

[@williamsmith1829]

*thanks dude! well done video. ya made it sound easy peasey.* 😬

[@Donispecialhungarikum]

Thank you so much, helped a lot👍🏻

[@alexblue6991]

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

[@ahmedalbayati8403]

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

[@glaceonthesnowfoxpokemon8289]

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

[@benjaminskymaverickp4464]

Congrats for reaching 1M views!

[@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‼️

[@estebson]

Where I'm from, Rummy (Ron) is played quite differently. Aces are the highest and 2s the lowest, with an ace being worth 11 points. 7 cards are handed to each player, no matter how many there are, although there is a hard cap at 4 players. The game starts with no cards on the discard pile (so first player always draws from the deck), and it ends when someone is left with no cards or until the deck runs out, upon which the player with the lowest score wins, upon which the round's winner becomes the new dealer. There is technically no cap on lay-offs, but most players typically cap them off at 3 lay-offs, and you can't do then at the same time as a meld. Same thing for melds, which, although there is no official limit, are usually capped off at 1 per turn. If no melds of any sort have been played yet, then a run meld consisting of more than 3 cards can be played at once, meaning it is possible for someone to rummy with a single meld of 7 cards. Finally, there is no points system, but everyone tallies up their wins instead until a predetermined amount of wins is reached or until everyone decides to stop playing, upon which the player with the most wins wins the whole game.

[@sewingbreesinger4831]

Thank you. Im learning to play with clients.

[@kimran6133]

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

[@yohankajayasuriya9900]

Thank you. I get how to play rummy now :)

[@teenpattirose7251]

Very good video, very helpful

[@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.

[@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

[@kaydempsey2748]

Clear and simple directions….thank you

[@dayanisivanathan9116]

So helpful

[@LuxisAlukard]

Great tutorial

[@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?

[@jamesgibbons1395]

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

[@shawnthompson8016]

These are very different rules than what I’ve played my whole life

[@Rouge_Gems]

I love Classic Rummy.

[@jaelldixon]

Wow!! You explained this so well..no messing about..👍

[@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

[@svcross-do]

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

[@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)

[@Game4oSale]

2:17 “playersis hands “ 😂

[@jessieramona2184]

Awesome man. Nice and simple

[@HappyAmberHughes]

thank you!!!

[@djprgotube]

I play rummy a bit differently… I usually play it with 13 cards with my family and we actually don’t meld but instead we make 3 sets of 3 and one set of 4 and one set has to be a jokerless run and we show the cards only if we finished. Then you win

[@tessasalvi2050]

Thank you for your explanation. I was playing rummy wrong.

[@johncyprianabelo2581]

Here in the Philippines we have a similar variation of this game and we call it Tong-its

[@44esta44]

GREAT HELP. THANK YOU!

[@aaronsaunders6974]

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

[@immtnn8622]

I used to play thiq game a lot with my grandma as a child hope she's in a better place now

[@transparent91]

Thanks! excellent content

[@kokoverde723]

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

[@RyfYt]

Nice job

[@TripleSGames]

Thanks!

[@lensoftruth6951]

Do you have to have at least one meld of your own before laying cards off?

[@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?

[@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!

[@youtubecontent6394]

This is so different than how I learned

[@amyjackson6980]

Is there a different name for a game where you discard in a way you can see all of the cards, and you can choose to pick up a card from any of the discarded pile you just have to take everything that’s above it. Using the one that’s on the bottom, we also score using the melds that you put down in front of you and the cards that are left in your hand if you’re not the one to go out or counted against that score. Also putting cards on other peoples melds, just keeping them in front of you for your own scoring benefit.

[@chaudharyhamza4570]

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

[@user-jc6fk2fc5r]

nice work

[@tommyp4630]

Thanks!

[@TripleSGames]

Thank you!! Have fun playing! :)

[@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

[@kristinaolson5785]

Question: can you lay off before you meld? Thank you for the tutorial.

[@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.

[@pranjalchatterjeepranjalch8909]

I am learning this from my underground jail,this is really epic,they have allowed me to use ph

[@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?

[@Lambda305]

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

[@diogeneslantern18]

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

[@peytonguy1782]

If you pick from the previous opponents 1 discard card only do you have to play it right away?

[@chokeonice9552]

I never played it like that lol I keep the discard pile in a row and whatever you need in that row u pick up and whatever after it lol

[@Elite7555]

And this is why "new" games like Phase 10 are just old wine in new hoses.

[@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)

[@kamsb]

After each round which cards get shuffled and redealt? just the stock pile?

[@congviet2238]

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

[@wonie_1565]

I understand the English part of what you said

[@soulfulguitarist7726]

Wait so can we have more than one melding in front of us ? Like I know we can’t put multiple down on one turn but what about your second turn?

[@ytgreenpeaplayz3130]

Ty

[@kby9001]

What does "without having previously melded or laying off" to go rummy? So you can't meld or lay off the turn before you go rummy?

[@sarai-cruz]

Can you have more than two melds?

[@ivanpalomo1586]

It would be cool something like mus, or cinquillo from spain

[@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?

[@youngrasta612]

My grandma taught me how to play this

[@lagog4102]

Same

[@Slipknotistrash]

Lol same

[@stevetemple8012]

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

[@ruso2826]

Awesome

[@user-fs8me7vp8l]

I am a hospice aide and recently got a patient that is very independent when it comes to personal care and things.

[@donnaputerbaugh9853]

Just checking to make sure I was using my account & not my husband's. Both our names start with D & last initial P. Just sayin. When we were dating, he, his daughter & I would play rummy on the weekends we had her with us. Rummy wasn't the only game we played & our weekends were always ALOT of fun!! I miss those days....

[@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