Gin Rummy vs Rummy: The Key Differences Explained
Gin rummy vs rummy: how knocking, deadwood and gin differ from laying off and going out, with a side-by-side table and tips for switching between the two.
Notes from the café
Rules, tips and a few stories about rummy, told around the table.
The History of Rummy: Where the Card Game Comes From
The history of rummy: the Mexican game Conquian, the Chinese Khanhoo theory, how rummy spread in America, and where gin, Canasta and Kalooki fit in.
How to Play Rummy: The Complete Rules, Step by Step
How to play rummy: the deal, melds, runs and sets, jokers, laying off, going out and scoring, with clear hand examples and the house rules people argue about.
How to Play Rummy Online with Friends (Free, No Ads)
Want to play rummy online with friends? Here's how private tables work, what to look for in an app, and how Café Rummy seats up to three friends by code.
Rummy for 2 Players: Rules, Deal and Tactics for Two
Rummy for 2 players: how many cards to deal, which rules to tweak, and the tactics that change when it's just you and one opponent across the table.
Rummy Joker Rules: Wild Cards, Swaps and Penalties
Rummy joker rules explained: how a joker works in a meld, how many you can use, swapping a joker off the table, discarding one and what it costs left in hand.
Rummy Opening Meld: 40, 51 or No Minimum at All?
The rummy opening meld explained: why some tables need 40 or 51 points to go down, how to count it, what counts towards it, and how Café Rummy opens instead.
Rummy Scoring: Card Values and How to Keep Score
Rummy scoring made simple: card values for aces, picture cards and jokers, who scores what when a player goes out, and how to keep a tidy rummy scoresheet.
Rummy Tips: 12 Ways to Win More Hands
Practical rummy tips and strategy: which cards to keep, what to discard, when to take the discard pile, when to lay down, and how to read your opponents.
Rummy Variants: Rummy 500, Kalooki, Gin and More
A guide to the main rummy variants: Basic Rummy, Rummy 500, Kalooki, gin rummy, contract rummy, Indian rummy, Canasta and Rummikub, and what sets each apart.