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Rules of Rummy The rules of rummy are quite simple, and this contributes in large part to the popularity of the game in India and beyond. The rules also make for tantalising and exciting game play, as you are sure to discover very soon. Now, if you were unsure about the rules of the game, you will find them below in detail. Rummy occupies a special place in the world of playing cards and different cultures have modified the game which has led to the emergence of rummy variations. It is a unique card game that has a distinctive charm associated with it. Rummy works better than Gin Rummy when there are more than two players. A pleasing feature of the game is that it is so simple to play and has many variations. K (high), Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, A. (In many forms of Rummy.

Rummy is a mind-sharpening game that tests your mental and cognitive skills. You can become the master of the game with daily practice. Junglee Rummy has practice tables specially. Gin Rummy, sometimes simply called “Gin”, is one of the most popular card games in the world. The rules of the Gin Rummy card game are part of its appeal, seemingly complex but easy to understand. As with other Rummy games, Gin Rummy is a game about building a winning hand by managing discards.

• RUMMY(noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chronic drinker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

drunk; drunkard; inebriate; rummy; sot; wino

Hypernyms ('rummy' is a kind of...):

drinker; imbiber; juicer; toper (a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of 'rummy'):

alcoholic; alky; boozer; dipsomaniac; lush; soaker; souse (a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

rum; rummy

Hypernyms ('rummy' is a kind of...):

card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of 'rummy'):

gin; gin rummy; knock rummy (a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points)

basket rummy; canasta; meld (a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank)

• RUMMY(adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

Rummy 500 Rules

Synonyms:

Rummy 500

curious; funny; odd; peculiar; queer; rum; rummy; singular

Context example:

singular behavior

Rummy Cube

Similar:

Rummy Rules

strange; unusual (being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird)