Rummy is a
group of skill-based card games. These card games are best played with
two to four players. Playing Rummy is fun and is considered the worlds'
third most popular game.
Rummy Games Gin Rummi, Kalooki, Oklahoma Gin
Kalooki: Jamaican Gin
Rummy
Kalooki is a contract-based version of gin
rummy, in which players are contracted to what they are going to collect
in the next round. Here are the variations from the standard game:
*
Two decks are used, not one, with jokers added; total of 108 cards.
*
Aces can be used as either high or low cards, but not “corner” cards –
so a K-A-2-3 run would not be legal.
* Jokers, once played in a run,
cannot be moved. Also, runs must have at least two real cards (in other
words, no joker-joker-real combinations).
* You can call discarded
cards when it's not your turn to pick them up; if the next player in
turn does not want the card, you may have it, and you also must draw a
card from the deck as penalty.
* Deadwood is totaled for each player
separately, not given to the winner. To win, the player must have the
lowest cumulative score.
The real offsetting point, however, is
the contract. Here's the standard requirement:
Hand Cards
dealt Contract
1 9 three threes
2 10 two
threes, one four
3 11 two fours, one three
4 12 three
fours
5 12 four threes
6 13 three
threes, one four
7 14 two threes, two fours
8 15 one
three, three fours
9 16 four fours
It's easy
to see why you need two decks!
Each game is over when the
contract has been fulfilled by a player who goes out.
