Does Rummy Suit You?
Any number from two to six people may play. A standard pack of 52 cards is used, and the cards rank in normal sequence from the king (high) down to the ace (low). Ten cards are dealt to each player if two people are playing; seven cards, if there are three or four players, and five, if there are five or six players in the game.
After the cards have been dealt, the dealer places the remainder of the pack in the center of the table and turns the top card face up to start the discard pile.
A player's objective in Rummy is to lay down cards, in sets of three or four of a kind and in sequences--- sequences have at least three cards of the same suit in consecutive order. The player on the left of the dealer starts the game by drawing one card either from the stock or from the top of the discarded pile; then he may lay down in front of him any combinations that he has in his hand.
However, a player may choose to hold all combinations in his hand until he is ready to lay down his complete hand or any part of it. After each draw, a player must throw away a card face up to the discard pile whether he lays down combinations or not. The play moves to the left around the table, and each player is given a turn to draw, play, and discard.
A player may draw either the top card of the stock or the top card of the discard pile. In addition to laying down new combinations from his own hand, a player may complete combinations that other players have laid down. If a player holds the fourth card of a set of three or the next card of a sequence that has been played by an opponent, he may lay down the additional cards in front of himself.
The first player to succeed in disposing of all the cards in his hand is said to have 'gone rummy' and is the winner of the hand. Players who can lay down the last card in the hand in a combination usually may do so, although under some rules they must also have a discard to go rummy.
If the stock pile should be depleted before any player wins, the discard pile is turned over without shuffling and becomes the new stock. Winners add to their score the total number of points remaining in each opponent's hand. Face cards are counted as ten, aces as one, and all other cards at their face value.
Each deal may be considered a complete game, or the game may be continued until one player has scored 100 points.