How To Play Rummy

Indian Rummy, also known as Paplu or 13 Card Rummy, is a popular variation of the traditional Rummy game. It is usually played with 2 to 6 players and uses two decks of standard playing cards (including jokers). The objective is to form valid sets and runs and declare your hand.

Setup:

• Use two standard 52-card decks, including four jokers (108 cards in total).
• Each player is dealt 13 cards at the beginning of the game.

Gameplay:

• Players take turns in a clockwise direction.
• The game begins with a randomly chosen player drawing a card from the shuffled deck. The player who draws the highest-value card becomes the dealer.
• The dealer distributes 13 cards to each player in a 2-player game, and in a 3-6 player game, the dealer deals 13 cards to each player.
• The remaining cards form the closed deck, and the top card from the closed deck is placed face-up to start the discard pile.

Objective:

The primary objective of Indian Rummy is to form valid sets and runs. A valid declaration consists of at least two runs, and one of them must be a pure run (without the use of jokers). A pure run is a sequence of consecutive cards of the same suit.

Turn Structure:

• On a player’s turn, they can draw a card from the closed deck or the open discard pile.
• After drawing, the player must discard a card to the open discard pile.

Melding:

• A player can choose to declare their hand if they have formed the necessary sets and runs.
• A valid declaration requires at least two runs, and one of them must be a pure run.
• A run can be three or more consecutive cards of the same suit, and a set consists of three or four cards of the same rank.