For five or six players, each receives 6 cards. For three or four players, each receives 7 cards. If two people play, then each player receives 10 cards. The dealer shuffles the deck and passes out cards clockwise for each player.
The player with the lowest card becomes the dealer. Each player draws one card from a shuffled deck. If you are looking for cards to play Rummy with, check out a standard pack here or one of our more recent arrivals here.īefore game play can begin, a dealer must be selected.
The objective of Rummy is to have the most points at the end of the game.įor more Rummy type games, check out our guides for Gin Rummy and Canasta. Rummy or Rum is a traditional card matching game that requires 2-6 players and a standard 52 playing card deck with Kings high and Aces low. (A player selecting a card from the stock pile in a game of Rummy) Card Game Rules