Indian Rummy Official Rules

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Indian Rummy Official Rules
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Card Game with 2 Decks

• It is also known as 13 card game which is played
  across India with 2 decks of cards. The player
  needs to have analytical skills and good
  observation of the opponents cards to play this
  game.
• This game can be played between 2 to 6 players
  with 2 decks of playing cards. Each deck or pack
  of cards contains 52 cards which include a set of
  four suites Spades, Diamond, Clubs Hearts,
  and a face joker.
• So, youll need 2 decks of cards (i.e., a total
  of 104 cards) to play Indian rummy game.

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Indian Rummy Toss

• Before the game starts, the 2 deck of cards are
  shuffled and placed on a table. Then each player
  has to pick one card from the deck of cards
  randomly to decide who discards and picks the
  first card. This is known as toss.
• The player who picks the highest card (A, K, Q,
  J in descending order) gets to play the first
  card (open card) and the player with the lowest
  card deals out 13 cards to each player.
• Next, all players would be seated in a circle
  based on the scores/value of the card picked by
  them during the toss. According to the
  Indian Rummy rules, each player is now dealt 13
  cards, and the remaining cards would be kept on
  the table.

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Indian Rummy Toss

• Two of these cards would be taken out randomly
  the first one becomes the open card and the
  other one becomes a joker card (face joker / a
  number / J,Q,K,A).
• The player sitting next to the one who deals all
  the cards to all players gets the open card.
• A lthough this game is usually played for money,
  it is also played for fun during festivals,
  parties, events with friends and families.

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Indian Official Rummy Rules

• The basic objective of the game is to make valid
  sets out of the 13 cards which are dealt to each
  player.
• Shuffle the cards properly, and place it on the
  table with a face down. Then each player is
  allowed to pick a random card to decide who would
  be dealing the cards. This is called the toss.
• The player with the highest card wins the toss,
  and he/she must distribute (deal) 13 cards to
  each player from the pile of cards placed on the
  table.

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Life1 Should be the order of not less than
three cards of the same suite. The first life
needs to be a pure sequence, and shouldnt have a
joker card. Below is an example of it
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Life2 It must be a sequence of at least three
cards of the same suite. It may or may not have a
joker. Heres an example
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Set 1 and Set 2 can be a sequence or a triplet.
It may or may not contain a joker. Heres an
example
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Winning the Rummy Game

• Its 201 points system game wherein the player
  has to keep the points as low as possible to win
  the game. Players who reach 201 points would be
  eliminated from the table.
• The very first player who makes the above valid
  sequence sets will place a Show. And, the
  other players points would be counted, keeping
  aside the valid sets.
• Here is the complete guide on how to play Indian
  Rummy online.

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Indian Rummy Game Variations

• There are 5 game variants that anyone can play
  with two decks of cards
• Pool Rummy (101, 201)  The objective of Pool
  Rummy is to have the least score in each game.
  Players get eliminated once they reach 101/201
  points. Player who is left at the end of the
  games is declared the winner.
• Deals Rummy  Players play certain number of
  deals to conclude the game based on the points
  they score.
• Strikes (or) Points Rummy  Points Rummy is the
  fastest form of Rummy. Each game lasts for 1 deal
  only. In Points Rummy, players play for points
  which have a pre-decided rupee-value. A single
  winner wins all the cash at the end of each game.

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Conclusion

• The above are the standard rummy rules across
  India that is played with 2 decks of playing
  cards.
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