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Ultimate Rummy

Ultimate Rummy

Top Cards · 1995
2–660 min10+ yrs6.3 BGG51
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How do you play Ultimate Rummy?

From the directions: Ultimate Rummy is a card game that consists of five or ten progressive hands. Each hand played requires one more card than the last for its initial meld.

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Ultimate Rummy box art
official art · Top Cards

From the directions: Ultimate Rummy is a card game that consists of five or ten progressive hands. Each hand played requires one more card than the last for its initial meld. The object of each hand is to be the first player to get rid of all your cards. After making your initial meld, you layoff [sic] cards on any meld in play in order to get rid of your cards and go out. Special decks of cards are used which includes [sic] 6 wild cards called "Swirls". The winner of each hand scores the value of all the cards that remain in the hands of the opponents."

From the credits: Ultimate Rummy is based upon a version of Rummy known as Contract Rummy. People may know Contract Rummy by different names, such as Joker Rummy, King Rummy, Progressive Rummy or Shanghai Rummy. What they all have in common is a fixed number of deals, with each deal having a prefixed goal. Ultimate Rummy is not so much a creation of one individual, as it is a perfection of the Rummy games that have preceded it. We therefore must give credit to all the players who over the years have added their own nuances in seeking to achieve the 'ultimate' rummy game."

game anatomy
BGG rating6.3 / 10
Play time
60 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
10+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Ultimate Rummy?
Ultimate Rummy is a card game game, for 2–6 players, taking ~60 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Ultimate Rummy — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Ultimate Rummy support?
Ultimate Rummy is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Ultimate Rummy take?
A game of Ultimate Rummy takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Ultimate Rummy for?
Ultimate Rummy is recommended from age 10.
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