Gin Rummy is normally a game for two players, but there are several methods for adapting it for three-handed play:Cutthroat Chouette Battle RoyalCutthroat Gin Rummy Rules Cutthroat is a version of Gin Rummy designed for three players, but only two players are active at one time. This is ...
Straight Gin Gin Rummy for Three Players (Cutthroat, Chouette, or Battle Royal) Partnership Gin RummyCanastaThe "Canasta Craze" of the 1950's indelibly stamped this four-handed Rummy game onto the national and international consciousness. It spawned numerous variants, and remains popular today.Canast...
In a game of less than 5 players, the best possible hand would score 29 points (besides 5 for full hand): Double Khanhoo (15 points), any Double Triplet (10 points) and any one of the Royal Groups (4 points) equals 29 points. The smallest possible score would be 2: Two sequences...
5000 Rummy 3–8 52, 52+2J, 2x48, 2x48+4J, 2x52, 2x52+4J, 3x48, 3x52, 3x52+6J 10000 Rummy see 5000 Rummy 3–8 52, 52+2J, 2x48, 2x48+4J, 2x52, 2x52+4J, 3x48, 3x52, 3x52+6JExplanation of symbolsPlayersThe recommended number of players for each game is given in bold...
Similar to the Western card game rummy, mahjong is a game of skill, strategy, and calculation and involves a degree of chance.Players 2-4 Age range 4 years and older Playing time Dependent on variation and/or house/tournament rules Random chance Yes Skill(s) required Tactics, observation, ...
How to play Canasta, a rummy-like game with large bonuses for seven-card melds. This page covers the classic and modern American variants.
Pinochle should not be looked upon as a passive meld making game like Rummy, where you lay down melds till you run out of cards. In Pinochle, your hand is always being replenished, and new opportunities arise. Building a basis from low melds can lay the building blocks for higher melds,...
Double Royal Marriage K, Q, K, Q in Trumps 80 pts Any five 9s in hand 111 ptsOnly one combination may be declared in turn. If the winner of the trick has nothing to meld, they may pass the privilege onto their partner. At the end of the trick, or after any declaration has been...
In this stage of the game, there is little incentive to winning tricks, except if you wish to make a declaration, or if there's an Ace or a Ten for the taking. Eventually, the stack of cards will exhaust until you are left with the last two cards. The winner of this trick draws ...
Various people have independently suggested expanding the French deck to five, six or even more suits where the additional suits have the same number and style of cards as the French suits, and have proposed rules for expanded versions of popular games such as rummy, hearts, bridge, and poker...