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Want to learn how to play rummy ? Here you go!

Rummy is a card game that was originated from a Chinese game called Khanhoo. The objective is to make the best combinations of cards in the form of Sets or Sequences. Traditionally, Rummy is played with two decks of cards, for two players, a deck of 52 cards with two jokers is required. The standard rummy and Indian rummy only differ by the number of cards given to each player.

Jack, Queen, King are all known as a face cards. A valid game show, consists of displaying the cards in a sequence, thrice. A valid game will only happen when three Rummy shows have taken place:

1. Pure Life: A pure life will be a sequence/set without a Joker card.
2. Second Life: A second life sequence would be two cards and a Joker card. 
3. One or more Life Set: A life set is a set of 4 cards of the same number with same rank but different suites. The set can contain A joker too. 

The basic goal in any rummy game is to make melds, consisting of sets, three or four of a kind of the same rank or suit. A player is considered as the winner when they declare first and meld (arrange) cards correctly making the first valid show. All the other players also have to submit their cards and display the groups that they have made. A players score is calculated on the basis of the group of cards that they have made. Cards like Jack, Queen, and Ace bear 10 points each. If your’re unsure about certain Rummy terms, don’t worry! We’ve got you covered. 

What is a Joker card? 

After the distribution of 13 or lesser cards to each player, one random card is taken from the remaining deck of cards and placed face-up as a joker card. 

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