Indian Rummy Official Rules
                     Indian Rummy Official Rules
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Card Game with 2 Decks
 It is also known as 13 card game which is played across India with 2 
decks of cards. The player needs to have analytical skills and good 
observation of the opponent’s cards to play this game.
 This game can be played between 2 to 6 players with 2 decks of 
playing cards. Each deck or pack of cards contains 52 cards which 
include a set of four suites – Spades, Diamond, Clubs & Hearts, and a 
face joker.
 So, you’ll need 2 decks of cards (i.e., a total of 104 cards) two wplway. classicrummy.com
Indian rummy game.
Indian Rummy 
Toss:
 Before the game starts, the 2 deck of 
cards are shuffled and placed on a table. 
Then each player has to pick one card from 
the deck of cards randomly to decide who 
discards and picks the first card. This is 
known as toss.
 The player who picks the highest card (A, 
K, Q, J in descending order) gets to play the 
first card (open card) and the player with 
the lowest card deals out 13 cards to each 
player.
 Next, all players would be seated in a 
circle based on the scores/value of the card 
picked by them during the toss. According 
to the Indian Rummy rules, each player is 
now dealt 13 cards, and the remaining 
cards would be kept on the table.
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Indian Rummy 
Toss:
 Two of these cards would be taken out 
randomly – the first one becomes the ‘open 
card’ and the other one becomes a ‘joker 
card’ (face joker / a number / J,Q,K,A).
 The player sitting next to the one who 
deals all the cards to all players gets the 
open card.
A lthough this game is 
usually played for money, it is also played 
for fun during festivals, parties, events with 
friends and families.
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Indian Official Rummy Rules
 The basic objective of the game is to make valid 
sets out of the 13 cards which are dealt to each 
player.
 Shuffle the cards properly, and place it on the 
table with a face down. Then each player is 
allowed to pick a random card to decide who 
would be dealing the cards. This is called the 
toss.
 The player with the highest card wins the toss, 
and he/she must distribute (deal) 13 cards to 
each player from the pile of cards placed on the 
table.
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Life1:  Should be the order of not less than three cards of 
the same suite. The first life needs to be a pure sequence, 
and shouldn’t have a joker card. Below is an example of it:
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Life2:  It must be a sequence of at least three cards of the same 
suite. It may or may not have a joker. Here’s an example
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Set 1 and Set 2 can be a sequence or a triplet. It may or 
may not contain a joker. Here’s an example:
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Winning the Rummy Game
 It’s 201 points system game wherein the player has to keep the points as 
low as possible to win the game. Players who reach 201 points would be 
eliminated from the table.
 The very first player who makes the above valid sequence & sets will place 
a “Show”. And, the other players’ points would be counted, keeping aside 
the valid sets.
 Here is the complete guide on how to play Indian Rummy online.
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Indian Rummy Game 
Variations
There are 5 game variants that anyone can play with two decks of 
cards:
• Pool Rummy (101, 201) – The objective of Pool Rummy is to have 
the least score in each game. Players get eliminated once they reach 
101/201 points. Player who is left at the end of the games is declared the 
winner.
• Deals Rummy – Players play certain number of deals to conclude the 
game based on the points they score.
• Strikes (or) Points Rummy – Points Rummy is the fastest form of 
Rummy. Each game lasts for 1 deal only. In Points Rummy, players play for 
points which have a pre-decided rupee-value. A single winner wins all the 
cash at the end of each game.
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Conclusion:
The above are the standard rummy rules across India that 
is played with 2 decks of playing cards.
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