Types of Rummy Game - Rummy Variations

Rummy is a popular and diverse card game with multiple variations. The following are the different types of Rummy Variants at KhelPlay Rummy:

Point Rummy is a ‘single deal’ game format of Rummy. This type of Rummy is played for points that have a pre-determined rupee value. Points are calculated on the basis of Cards a player has in their hand.

Pool Rummy is also known as Syndicate. In this type of Rummy, the player who scores the minimum points is declared the winner of the game. A minimum of 2 and maximum of 6 players can together play a game of Pool Rummy. Since the player with the least score wins the game, the main aim of each player is to keep their score low.

In this version of pool rummy, if the score of any player reaches 101 then that player is eliminated and the player who manages to keep their score below 101 points until the end wins the game.

In this version of pool rummy, if the score of any player reaches 201 then that player is eliminated and the player who manages to keep his score below 201 points until the end wins the game.

Deal Rummy is a rummy variant that is played with a fixed number of deals. The player to score the least number of points over these set number of deals is declared the winner.

‘Best of 2’ game ends in 2 deals. The player who scores the least number of points over 2 deals is declared the winner.

‘Best of 3’ game ends in 3 deals. The player who scores the least number of points over 3 deals is declared the winner.

‘Best of 6’ game ends in 6 deals. The player who scores the least number of points over 6 deals is declared the winner.