13 Weird Things That You Should Know About Rummy Card Games

How well do you know your favorite game of 13 cards rummy? Sure, you know the rules of the game and the way different variants are played, but do you know the weird details and the idiosyncrasies that the game has. Yes! Rummy does have some weird things that are related to the game. Which game that has such a long history and stages of evolution will not have such trivia related to? In fact, each game comes with its' own set of trivia making it interesting.

Here are 13 weird things that you should know about your favorite game of Indian Rummy Online:

1. The first thing you should know about the rummy cards that you use to play is that the number 13 in the cards is supposed to represent the months in the year.

2. Each of the face cards, that is Jack, Queen and King are supposed to represent different monarchs and noblemen from history.

3. Each of them is carrying something different in their hand or at least having a difference in the way they are posed.

4. Does anyone aware of why the card Ace was used to replace the number one in a pack of cards? Some reports suggest that it is due to the fact that the Ace of spades which is shown different from others indicated the payment of some kind of duty or tax on the printing of cards.

5. When people started using playing cards, there were as many as 6 suites which then became refined to the current version of four suites consisting of Hearts, Diamonds, Spades and Clubs.

6. The joker was probably a concept that was borrowed from the courts of kings where they were called upon to provide relief. The same way in Rummy Online Games, the joker does manage to bring a smile to our faces.

7. The total number of cards that are used in a rummy game not including the joker cards comes to 52, which is supposed to be a representative of the number of weeks in a year.

8. The cutting of cards was a practice that was established in rummy to ensure that players do not collude or cheat in any way. This practice is now done automatically when it comes to online rummy games.

9. Many card based idioms refer to Ace as a special card. In the game of rummy too this is proven true as Ace does play many roles. It is the number one card but also doubles as the 14th card and also acts as proxy joker when the printed joker is picked as joker for a game.

10. Cards are always given out in one direction and the play takes on another direction in the physical game of rummy to ensure less chances of collusion.

11. The concept preventing players picking up a discarded joker from the pile of open cards was brought about to stop anyone having an unfair advantage.

12. The simple rule of pick first and then only discard has made the rummy game so much more logical and sensible.

13. Each of the four suites not only represent the seasons but also a stage in life.

Though most of us view the cards used in Indian Rummy Card Games Online as something that is used purely for recreation which it is, playing cards are more than that. A lot of thought and contemplation has gone into the making of these cards.

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