📌 Quick Info
- Name of the Game: Indian Rummy (13-Card)
- Number of Players: 2 to 6
- Decks Required: 2 standard 52-card decks + Jokers
🎯 Objective
To form valid sets and sequences from your 13 cards and declare before others do.
🛠️ What You Need
- 2 Decks of 52 cards (with Jokers)
- Pen and paper or scoring system
- Table space for discard and draw piles
🔄 How to Play – Step by Step
▶️ Setup
- Each player is dealt 13 cards.
- One card is placed face up as the start of the discard pile.
- A card is drawn randomly to select the Joker (wild card).
▶️ Turn Structure
- On your turn, draw one card from the deck or discard pile.
- Then discard one card to the discard pile.
- Continue doing this until someone makes a valid declaration.
🧠 What is a Valid Declaration?
A valid hand must have:
- 2 Sequences: One must be a pure sequence (no Joker), and the second can use a Joker.
- Remaining cards must form valid sets or sequences.
📜 Rules
- Sequence: 3+ consecutive cards of the same suit (e.g., 4♠ 5♠ 6♠)
- Pure Sequence: A sequence without any Joker
- Set: 3+ cards of the same rank but different suits (e.g., 8♠ 8♦ 8♣)
- Use printed or selected wild Jokers to complete impure sequences or sets
⚙️ Optional / House Rules
- Points Rummy: Points assigned to each card; lowest total wins
- Pool Rummy: Players are eliminated as they cross a score limit
- Best of X Games: Fixed number of rounds; best score wins
🧮 Example Declaration
- Pure Sequence: 4♥ 5♥ 6♥
- Second Sequence: 9♣ 10♣ 🃏 (Joker)
- Set: 7♦ 7♠ 7♣
- Remaining cards: 2♣ 2♥ 2♠ 8♦
This is a valid hand — includes a pure sequence and one more sequence.
📚 History & Origin
- Derived from a combination of Gin Rummy and 500 Rummy
- Widely played in India, especially during festivals like Diwali
- Indian Rummy gained popularity in online platforms with real-cash play