The other players sit to the left of the dealer in the order of the rank of the cards drawn. Each player draws one card the player with the highest card selects a seat and is the first dealer. The player who is first to meld all his or her cards, wins the game.īefore the first hand begins, the cards are shuffled and laid face down in a arc. The aim of Rommé is to organise one's hand into sets or runs and to meld them by placing them on the table. The following rules largely follow Danyliuk and Grupp. As Rommee, the game arrived in Germany from Austria and its rules were first recorded in 1933.
The American game of Rummy was derived from Mexican Conquian after 1900 and the name 'Rhum' or 'Rhummy' had appeared by 1905. The game is often just known as Rommé in Germany and Rummy in Austria. In Germany, the Germany Rummy Association ( Deutscher Romméverband) is the umbrella organisation for local rummy clubs and organises national competitions.
It is a game for 2 to 6 players and is played with two packs of French playing cards, each comprising 52 cards and 3 jokers. German Rummy or Rommé ( German: Deutsches Rommé or Rommé mit Auslegen) is the most popular form of the worldwide game, Rummy, played in Austria and Germany.
