Play Indian Rummy on MPL & Win Real Cash

A maximum of 10 players can play this Indian rummy game variant. Beyond this, playing rummy becomes meaningless and chaotic. When there are up to 6 players, two standard card decks with 52 cards are used with four suits. With seven or more rummy players, we use three standard card decks. Each deck would consist of 52 cards and a joker card.

For 2-6 players: 106 cards are used (2 decks with 53 cards each)

For 7-10 players: 159 cards are used (3 standard decks)

While playing rummy online, the cards are shuffled and the player to the right of the dealer picks a random card from the deck (this can be done at random through RNG). Now this card is faced up and kept on the table. The remaining value cards of the same rank are jokers. If the joker card is chosen, then the only wild cards in the game are jokers.

Each person receives 13 cards at a time to play rummy. The remaining cards are kept face down with the wild card placed face up, so that it's visible to every player, reminding them of the wild card's rank. The facedown deck is a draw pile where players can pick a card from at their turn. In MPL's online rummy, the full table view is perfect for a user to observe everything at once.

While playing online rummy game the aim is to form sequences and sets or trails.

A sequence is a combination of 3 or more consecutive value cards of the same suit, with the order being Ace-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-Jack-Queen-King-Ace. When you play rummy online, please note that Ace-2-3 is a sequence like Ace King Queen, but not King Ace 2.

In rummy games, a trail or a set is a combination of at least 3 and a maximum of 4 cards of the same rank but different suits. For instance, 8 of hearts, 8 of spades, and 8 of clubs is a valid set, but 8 of clubs, 8 of spades, and 8 of spades won't make a valid set.

Also, keep in mind not to overlap the sequences when you play rummy. For instance, 3H-4H-5H-5D-5C is either a sequence with two spare 5s or a set of fives with two spare hearts. If a 5H is added or a 2H is added, the cards will form a sequence and a set. One needs to know the rules like the back of their hand to play rummy online.

Joker and wild cards are used as substitutes while playing rummy, where a player can form a sequence or a set when not having the suitable cards. For instance, if the card turned up is 2C, then 9H-2C-JackH is a valid sequence, and KK2 is a valid set.

A straight run is formed without using any jokers or wild cards. At least one straight run is necessary in online rummy for a player to make a valid declaration. For instance, if 2H is a wild card, AceH, 2H, and 3H are still a straight sequence, but KQ2H is a straight run and an ordinary sequence.

As an exception, when three decks are used, an additional type of meld of three identical cards with the same rank and suit are considered equivalent to a pure sequence in online rummy. For instance, KH, KH, KH. This is also known as Tanala.

To declare a hand and win it, you need to hold at least two sequences, and at least one of these sequences should be pure. The first pure sequence is also known as the first life and the following sequence as the second life.

A winning hand in rummy game online can have these four combinations - a set of 4 cards and three sets of 3 cards each or three combinations made of 5 card sequence, a four-card meld, and four card meld or five-card meld, five-card meld, and three-card meld.

After the player declares their hand, all other rummy players playing the hand count their points and pay off the winner accordingly. This is how points are allotted in rummy games.

. King, Queen, Jack, and Ace carry 10 points each.

. All numbered cards carry the same points as their face value.

. Jokers carry zero points.

Original Life points are not counted. If a hand contains a second life and a pure sequence, then the cards in those sequences and the following sets are not counted.

The points of each player are calculated after the first hand is declared validly. Players who had folded the hand either lose 10 points or 40 points, depending on when they folded their hands.

All set to play in our online rummy platform? Here are a few terms that you must know before you start playing rummy:

Dealer: In an online game, the dealer is automated and does not participate in either free or cash games. The dealer only conducts and enforces the rules of the card game.

Discard Pile: The discard pile is made up of all the cards discarded by other rummy players. Other players can pick up any top cards from the "Discard Pile" to complete their combinations in rummy games.

Draw Pile: The draw pile card deck in rummy games lies face-down, from which players can draw. These cards have not been dealt, and are usually placed next to the Discard Pile. When players discard a card, they can draw another from this pile.

Wildcard: Usually, the Printed Joker is used as the Wildcard in every game. This type of card is usually used interchangeably to complete Sets, Impure Sequence, or a Run when the player does not have a card they require.

Set: A Set is a combination of cards that can be formed by using three or more cards of an identical number. All three cards must be from a different suit.

Sequence: A Sequence is a combination formed using three or more consecutive cards of the same suit. A Sequence can be pure or impure which is explained in detail, later.

Run: A Run is also a combination of cards that players can form when they are playing the game. The word Run is often used interchangeably with the word Sequence.

Suit: The term which is used to refer to the four types of cards that are in each deck. Clubs, Spades, Hearts, and Diamonds are all known as Suits.

Declare: Upon forming all their required combinations, a player can declare the game, whereupon the players’ points are calculated for their score.

Unmatched Cards: The cards that are left unmatched, and cannot be a part of any combinations by a player are known as Unmatched Cards. After a player declares their game, the points of the winner’s Unmatched Cards are charged to the loser.

Score: Score is the total value of all the cards remaining in the hands of other players after one player has made a valid declaration.

Points Rummy is a version of the Indian Rummy card game and is played for points. With a pre-assigned value to the number of points, the winner of the game can win a sum of money determined by their opponents’ points total. It is quite interesting and has developed a fascination among Indian Rummy enthusiasts due to the thrilling gameplay.

Pool Rummy, too, is one of the beloved rummy variants online. The fast nature of the game gives Pool Rummy an exciting edge, where the objective is to score the fewest points in order to win the prize pool.

In this classic rummy game, all the players are competing in order to win scores. The game lasts for a preordained number of deals, whereupon the player who has accumulated the most scores wins the deals rummy game

What are you waiting for? There are so many rummy variations to choose from. Play online rummy of your choice and compete in cash tournaments daily!