Rummy Rules
As you can see, there are dozens of Rummy games and variations. If you're new to the game of Rummy, you should probably start with the General Rules of Rummy Games, which provides a few of the basic rules common to all Rummy games.
Gin Rummy
Gin Rummy is probably the best-known Rummy game. It is a two-player game that reached its peak of popularity during World War II, when it became a national fad, famous as the game for movie stars and Hollywood players.
- Gin Rummy
- Hollywood Gin
- Oklahoma Gin
- Doubling Gin
- Round-the-Corner Gin
- Straight Gin
- Gin Rummy for Three Players (Cutthroat, Chouette, or Battle Royal)
- Partnership Gin Rummy
Canasta
The "Canasta Craze" of the 1950's indelibly stamped this four-handed Rummy game onto the national and international consciousness. It spawned numerous variants, and remains popular today.
- Canasta
- Canasta For Two
- Canasta For Three
- Canasta For Five
- Canasta For Six
- Bolivia
- Brazilian Canasta
- Chilean Canasta
- Cuban Canasta
- Cutthroat Canasta
- Hand and Foot
- Hollywood Canasta
- Italian Canasta
- Mexicana
- Pennies From Heaven
- Samba
- The Sevens
- Uruguay
Contract Rummy
Contract Rummy is a popular family of Rummy games in which the goal is to form a specific sequence of melds as a game progresses.
- Contract Rummy
- Carioca Rummy
- Continental Rummy
- King Rummy
- Progressive Rummy
- Liverpool Rummy
- Shanghai Rummy
