Complete List Of All Rummy Variants

Rummy Wealth provides many variants for users to use according to his/her preferences and styles. Each variant has different rules and features. Some players like to play 21-card games, and some players like to play 13-card games. 

13 Cards Rummy

In a 13-card rummy, each player gets 13 cards equally. 2-6 players can play this game. A deck of 52 cards is chosen for 2 players. Each player tries to make a sequence to win the game before his/her opponent. A few types of this game are given below:

1. Indian Rummy

The most popular online game in India is Indian Rummy. This is a type of 13-card game. Players use 2 decks for up to 2-3 players. Players try to make a valid sequence for the correct declaration. It is a cross of 500 and Gin rummy.

2. Points Rummy

This is another type of 13-card game. There are two types of tables, one for two players and the second for 6 players. The chances of winning are maximum in the 2-player table. Players make pure, impure and set. At the end of the game, the player with a minimum score will win the game. A loser only loses a maximum of 80 points.

3. Deals Rummy

Each player gets equally 13 cards. Chips are equally distributed to all players. To win the game each player tries to make a valid sequence. The winner of this game gets all the chips of his/her opponents.

4. Pool Rummy

This card game is based on rounds. 2-6 players can play on the table. The objective of this game is to score a minimum of points. It has two variants 101 and 102. At the end of the game, the players with points up to 101 and 201 are eliminated and the player with minimum points wins the game i.e. ( player 1 has 90 points, player 2 has 95 points, player 3 has 85 points, and player 4 has 80 points, so the winner of this game will be Player 4)

5. Best Of N rummy

In this card game players can select the rounds that they want to play either it could be 2 rounds or 3 rounds.

21 Cards Rummy

We can play this game between 2-5 players with 3 decks and 3 printed jokers. Each player gets 21 cards. To win the game player must declare with 3 sequences. At least 2 should be pure and 1 should be impure sequence. Another thing is the lower and upper joker. If in your cards, a cut joker is 6(♣) then the upper joker should be 7(♣) and the lower joker should be 5(♣).

Gin Rummy

This game is ideal for 2 players but 2-4 players can also play this game. Each player gets 10 cards. The points of number should not go above 10. After making a sequence each player tries to have a small number of cards that are not in sequence and he/she will say knock or Gin. The player with the lowest number below the 10 number wins the game.

For example: if a player has [2(♣), 3(♣), 4(♣)], [5(♦), J, 7(♦)], [ 9(♦), K(♣)] these cards, we know that cards in first two brackets are pure and impure sequence and in 3rd bracket these cards are making 22 points (9+13). So this player will lose the game. 

To win the game he/she should score lowest (<10) than the other player.

Contract Rummy

In this game, 2-8 players can easily play. 2-3 decks can be used with jokers. It has 7 rounds. Each player gets 10 cards for the first four rounds and 12 cards for the last 3 rounds. Each player has an option to pick the card from the discard stack or from the closed deck to start the game. To win the game you should score minimum points. Scores can be calculated by adding the cards.

Canasta Rummy

A combination of 7 cards is known as a canasta. You can play this game between the 2-4 players. If you are playing between 2 persons, each player will get 15 cards; if you are playing between 4 players, each player will receive 11 cards. Your combination of cards should have:

Rummikubh Game

2-4 players can play the tiles game. It consists of tiles and is placed in the center of the table with face down. Each player gets 14 tiles. The main objective of Rummikb is simple and quite easy. Make a set (same numbers of tiles with different colors), and run (consecutive numbers with the same color). Before playing turn, values of set and run should be equal or above 30 [9, k, Q (its value is 34)]. Two jokers are used within the tiles with any color[7, joker, 8, 9]. The rule of this game is to get rid of all these tiles. A player with the lowest value of tiles wins the game.

Oklahoma Game

It is also known as a variant of gin rummy and you can play it between 2-4 players. If you are playing between 2 players then both the players will get 10 cards each. In 4 player game, each player gets 7 cards. The rule is to get rid of all cards which are not in sequence or in sets. The player with the lowest point wins the game.

Kalooki Game

2-4 players can play this game with 2 decks and with 2 jokers. 13 cards are given to each player. Your first meld should be equal to greater than 40 points. The main objective of this game is to declare with proper sequence. The player with the lowest number of points will win the game.

Shanghai Game

In Shanghai, 2-4 players can play with 2 decks of cards. Joker can be used as a replacement card and ace can be used as a highest and lowest point value. To win the game, the player should score fewer points than the other player.

Dummy Rummy

Dummy rummy is also known as a speed game, and can be played between 2 players. Each player gets 7 cards. The main objective of this game is to make a pure and impure sequence. If a player makes a valid sequence he/she will declare the cards (7 cards) and win the game. 

Rummy 500

Rummy 500 is played between 2-8 players. For 2-4 players only 1 deck is used while for 5-8 players 2 decks of cards are used. Playing with more than 2 players, each player gets 7 cards while playing with 2 players, both players will receive 13 cards. The rule of this game is to make a sequence before the opponent.

Comprehensively, it is concluded that all the variants of rummy have different rules and features. Each player gets 10, 21, 13, and 7 cards according to the game variant. A player should make a proper sequence of pure and impure for a valid declaration. In some variants, the player with the lowest point is chosen as a winner.