Rummy

2–6 players · Czech rummy: Žolíky

Goal

Be the first to have no real cards left after your discard. Two decks with jokers, 108 cards.

Your turn

• Draw a card. From the discard pile only from the third round on.
• Lay down groups and add cards to groups on the table.
• Discard one card; that ends your turn.

Groups and opening

• A run is 3 or more cards of one suit in sequence (the ace can be low or high). A set is 3 or 4 cards of one value in different suits.
• Your first lay-down must be worth at least 42 points and include a pure run, one without a joker.
• Points: 2 to 9 count their value; tens, face cards and aces count 10.
• A joker in a run on the table can be swapped for the card it stands for.