About Indian Rummy-Rules

Get the list of Rummy rules to play the most popular 13 Cards Indian rummy game. The rules of rummy are pretty easy to understand and quite simple to play the game.

Rules of Indian Rummy Game

Number of Cards:

13 Rummy cards are dealt to each player at the beginning of every deal in Indian Rummy.

Number of Players:

13 Cards Rummy at Bunga365.com can be played with a minimum of 2 players and a maximum of 6 players. If there are more than 2 players in the game, 5 decks of cards are used.

Dealing in Indian Rummy:

A card is dealt to all the players on the table to decide which player will make the first move depending on their rank of the card dealt. After that, a wild joker is selected randomly from the closed deck and 13 rummy cards are distributed to each player who joined on the table. The first card from the deck is placed on the table by facing up to form the Open Deck, while the remaining cards are placed face down on the table to form the Closed Deck. Every player has to arrange all the 13 cards in their hand into proper sequences and sets. Each player during their turn has to pick a card either from a Closed Deck or Open Deck and discard one of the hand cards to the Open Deck. The first player who arranges all hand cards into valid sequences and/or set wins the game.

Basic Concepts in Indian Rummy Rules

There are two basic concepts in Indian Rummy:

• Sequence: A sequence in Indian Rummy is made of three or more consecutive cards of the same suit. For example - A♣ 2♣ 3♣ 4♣ is a group of consecutive cards in the same suit.
• Sets: A set in Indian Rummy is made by 3 or 4 cards of the same rank from different suits. For example - 5♥ 5♣ 5♦ is sets of cards in the same rank but of different suits.
• Jokers: Both Wild and Printed joker have special roles in the game– they can replace any card to form sequences and sets.

The objective of the Game

As mentioned above, all the 13 cards have to be arranged in proper sequences and/or sets. However, in order to win in rummy, players have to hold at least two sequences, one of which must be a pure sequence (without Jokers) and other cards arranged in sequences and/or sets.

How to Win in Indian Rummy

Use the Joker card carefully to make a set. Watch the cards discarded by your opponents. Prioritize pure sequence. Calculate and understand the probability of getting certain cards. Discard the cards around the Joker. Think before discarding face cards.