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Rummy Wiki | Complete Rummy Glossary

Author: Deccan Rummy
by Deccan Rummy
Posted: Aug 17, 2017

Rummy Wiki by DeccanRummy is a glossary that contains all terminologies of the 13 card Rummy game. If you want to be successful in rummy, you must know every concepts of the game thoroughly. This glossary contains all the information that you need to know in a rummy game from start to finish. Once you get a good grasp of the concepts in Rummy, the gaming becomes easier.

Rummy Wiki – Basics

Rummy: Rummy is a group of card games where the objective is to match the cards dealt with into proper sets and sequences.

Card Deck or Deck of Card: A card deck is a group of complete playing cards. There are 52 cards in a deck which is the combination of 13 cards for each of the four suites.

Set: A group of three or four cards of the same rank from different suits. (K, K, K of different suits)

Sequence: 3 or 4 consecutive cards of the same suit is called a sequence (eg: 6?,7?, and 8? is a sequence)

Joker: A card that is generated randomly at the beginning of the game which can be used as a substitute while forming a set or a sequence is the Joker card or wild card.

Ace: An ace is a playing card. In the game of Rummy, players can use the ace card both as a low card and high card. All the 4 suits (Clubs, Hearts, Diamonds, and spades) have an Ace card.

Rank: Cards in all the suites rank up from low to high – Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Jack, Queen and King.

Points: Numerical cards from 2-10 have their rank value as their points. King, Queen, Jack, and Ace cards carry 10 points each.

Rummy Wiki – Advanced

Shuffling: Shuffling is the process of randomly distributing 13 cards to every player in a table to ensure everyone starts the game on an equal footing.

Dealing: Dealing refers the distribution of 13 cards to each player in a rummy game.

Open Deck: Open deck or Discard Pile is the place where the players discard their cards with its face open. Players can also draw their cards from the open deck.

Closed Deck: After the distribution of 13 cards, one card is kept face up, which is the joker card and the rest of the card are kept face down to form a stock that is known as closed deck or draw pile. Players during their turn can pick the cards from either the closed deck or open deck.

Drawing/Discarding: These are the most important actions in a rummy game. Drawing a card means selecting a card from the open deck/closed deck. After drawing a card hard, you will have 14 cards in your hand and you must drop a card into the open deck to make it 13. This process of discarding a hand card into the open deck is Discarding.

Declare: This is the process where you place the card in the finish slot after completing the objective.

Winner: The player who completes the task of arranging the cards into sets, and/or sequences is the winner of the game. Alternatively, the player who finishes the game with the least score is the winner.

Conclusion

We hope this rummy wiki was helpful in knowing about the complete details about the game. You’re now one inch away from playing rummy online in India’s best rummy site – DeccanRummy.com. Register now and start having incredible fun in playing a wide range of rummy games that you will never find anywhere. If you have any clarifications, do not hesitate to reach us by emailing to support@deccanrummy.com. Keep playing and winning.

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