Rummy is a melding card game played by 2 to 6 players using the standard 52 card deck. Specific games such as 500 Rum, Gin Rummy and several others are provided their own separate page as they differ significantly from this basic game. Described below is the basic game of Rummy (also called Basic Rummy, Straight Rummy, Standard Rummy and sometimes shortened to Rum) as well as a number of variations that are close in rules to the standard game.
This game is the basis for an entire family of card games which were developed from the basic game Rummy.