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A Beginner’s Guide to Indian Rummy

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1. Basic Information2. Terms Associated with Indian Rummy3. Game Process4. Additional Information5. Variations in Indian Rummy

Basic Information


Number of players2-6

Number of cards in a deck52-includes a joker

Number of suits in a deck: 4HeartsDiamondsSpadesClubs

Basic Information


Number of cards in a suit:13They are A,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,J,Q,KThe hearts suit would consist of:

Basic Information


Number of decks used One deck is used if only two players are playingIf four to six players are playing then two decks

are usedIf the number of players exceeds seven then

three decks are used Number of cards dealt to each player is 13

(thirteen)Points associated with each card

Face Points

2-10 Face Value(2=2,3=3….7=7…10=10)

J,Q,K,A 10

Joker(Both face and drawn joker)

0

Terms associated with Indian Rummy


ShuffleThe cards are shuffled in order ensure the arrangement

is randomDealing

The process of distributing cards to all the players is known as dealing

Open CardOnce 13 cards are dealt to each player, a card is kept

face up and visible to all players. This card is the open card

Closed Deck or Stock PileAfter the dealer distributes 13 cards to each player, the

remaining cards are known as the Closed Deck or Stock Pile

Open Deck or Discard PileDiscarded cards are kept face up in a pile next to the

open deck. This is the discard pile or open deck



In a typical rummy game, 1 joker from each deck is used as part of the game

After dealing all the cards, a randomly chosen card is kept face up and is the second joker

Example If ‘7’ is selected as joker, all ‘7’s are

considered as jokers. In the game there would be a total of 9 jokers (2 jokers and seven ‘7’s)



Picking a cardA player whose plays first can choose to pick either the open card

or a card from the closed deckIn every turn, a player needs to pick up a card either from the

stock pile or from the discarded pile DiscardAfter a player picks up a card, she should discard any one of her

cards and place it face up in the discard pileThe pile formed from discarded cards is called the discard pile or

open deckUse the discard button to discard



Run or SequenceA player should arrange 3,4 or 5 consecutive

cards of the same suite in order to form a valid run/sequence.

Three cards Run/SequenceA player should arrange three successive

cards of the same suite in order

ExampleValid Run Invalid Run



SetCards of the same face value belonging to

different suites and form a SetYou can make valid sets of 3 or 4.

Sets of 5 are not valid with/without a joker! An example of a three card set (triplet) is

below

Valid Set Invalid Set



DropAny player can decide to drop from the game

before his/her turn comesInitial Drop

If the player drops the game in the very beginning without picking up a single card, it is an initial drop.

Middle DropIf the player drops the game after having picked up

one or more cards, it is considered a middle drop.Closing Card

The card which is kept face down before a player shows his hand to declare a victory is known as the closing card



ShowIf a player is successful in arranging all his 13

cards as per the rules then its “show” time!A player needs to close one card from his lot (14

cards) and place it open after showing all his 13 cards to other players

In order to show the cards, click on the card you wish to close. The show button gets activated

The card selected when you click show is automatically made the closing card



Life or Pure Sequence (Life1)It should be the order of not less than three cards

of the same suite. Life1 shouldn't have a Joker

Second Life or Second Sequence (Life2)It must be a sequence of at least three cards of

the same suite. Life 2 may or may not have a joker

The joker stands for either a 9 heart or Q heart



DeadwoodAll cards that do not form runs or sets are

considered as deadwoodIn the case of a show, the player must

mandatorily have Life1 and Life2Failing to have Life1, all cards are considered

as deadwoodFailing to have Life2, all cards but the Life1 are

considered as deadwood.Count

The total score of the deadwood is referred to as count

Count gets accumulated with each gameThe maximum count a player can get in a

game is 80 which is also known as full count!

Win combinations


In order to have a winning combination, the player must have a Life, second life and other sets or runs

Different combinations for a win2 runs of 3, a set or run of 3, a set or run of 4One run of 3, one run of 4, 2 sets or runs of 3One run of 5, one run of 4, one set or run of 4Two runs of 5, one set of 3

Game Process


LobbyThe list of all game rooms and their details is provided in the

Lobby. The details include

Table Id, Amount Type, Entry Fee, Min Players, Number of Players

Next to each room, there is a ‘Join’ button. Click it to enter the game room and automatically become a spectator

In order to participate in the game, you need to sit at the table by clicking on the ‘SIT’ button on any chair

Once you click this button, your details including your avatar are displayed as sitting on the chair

Once there are enough players on the table, the game begins

Game Process


The next player’s turn begins

Game Process


SHOW!

Additional Information


In Indian RummyThere should be at least one RUN or a SET without a

joker which sometimes is considered as a ‘Life1’ Another RUN or SET is mandatory which may or may

not include a joker is called as ‘Life2’ If the cards in the stock pile are used up, apart

from the top card, all other cards in the discarded pile and those cards that were in early drops are mixed and shuffled to form a new stock pile

After the game concludes, the dealer will tally up the value of each player’s unmatched cards (i.e. deadwood) and players are scored with points for deadwood (given a count)

The winner earns ZERO as count

Additional Information


Players can play a single hand but can also keep dealing the cards for subsequent games until one reaches a previously agreed target score or until they play a fixed number of deals or until a set amount of time has elapsed

There are also some additional points that some players use while calculating their scores.Drop Points before picking a card (1st Drop): 20Drop points if player had picked a card in that game

(Middle Drop): 40Maximum/penalty points in a game like in case of

wrong show: 80The max count a player can attract in a game is 80

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