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Rummy and melding games

Draw, discard, and lay down sets until somebody goes out. The argument is never about who won the hand; it is about what everyone else was still holding.

Where to start

These three are the ones most tables already half-know — and the ones the rest of this list makes sense from.

5002–8 playersCardsBest with 4 players, and 11 house rules to argue over.Crazy Eights2–7 playersCardsBest with 4 players, and 9 house rules to argue over.Rummy2–6 playersCardsBest with 4 players, and 9 house rules to argue over.

All 13 rummy and melding games

5002–8 playersCardsCrazy Eights2–7 playersCardsRummy2–6 playersCardsUno2–10 playersCardsDutch Blitz2–8 playersCardsFive Crowns1–7 playersCardsGin Rummy2–2 playersCardsGolf2–8 playersCardsIndian Rummy2–6 playersCardsMau Mau2–8 playersCardsRommé2–6 playersCardsPool Rummy2–6 playersCardsSkip-Bo2–6 playersCards

By player count

Of these 13, 13 work with two players and 12 with four. The links below cover the whole catalogue at each count, not just this page.

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