Progressive Rummy Basics

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PROGRESSIVE RUMMY BASICS Rummy is the third most played card game in the world.

But, did you know that this card game have different types being played? And each one has its own set of rules, and of course the regular rules apply as well.

Just like all rummy game kinds, progressive rummy have its own set of rules to adhere to. It is related to contract rummy with minor differences. It is a rummy card game wherein a specified number of deals form a game and in each deal, a specific contract or agreed predetermined melds must be met in order to lay down any cards. The difference that progressive rummy has with contract rummy is that each player is given one more card per hand in each deal.

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As an example, in deal 1 a player is dealt 6 cards, deal 2 with 7 cards and so on. Also, progressive rummy requires players to exactly meet the contract for each meld which is 3 cards for a set and 4 cards for a sequence with no extra cards. So for the 6 cards dealt in deal 1, a player must have 2 sets (6 cards), in deal 2 1 set and 1 sequence (7 cards), deal 3 must be 2 sequences (8 cards), deal 4 is 3 sets (9 cards) until deal 7 with 12 cards for 3 sets. As you can see, the numbers of cards given represent the variety of combinations that are needed by each player to win.

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There is also the other type of progressive rummy which runs up to 15 deals and an alternative to buy cards from the discard file. There is also a joker or a wild card a player can use to develop melds and series. The joker can be any card to achieve the meld or series, and the player is required to claim the suit and rank of the card being replaced by the joker.

Following the contract allows the player to lay off additional cards to melds on the table. So laying requires a player to meet the contract first. At the end of a hand, the sums of all the cards on hand are tallied for each player, the lowest points garnered for the seven deals wins the game.

That’s a lot rules to follow. And that makes progressive rummy much more complex and challenging.