History of Rummy in India

Rummy the card game is popular in India since the British rule. This game is popular socially as well as within the family circles. This traditional card game is mostly played in card rooms and casinos all over the country. Little facts are available about the origin of this game. People opine that rummy originated in Mexico while few others believe that rummy evolved in Asia.

Indian rummy is compared with American Gin rummy and rummy 500. There are similarities between rummy 500 and Indian rummy. Both these games are played with 13 cards and 2 decks. The number of players is the same and both these versions make use of the wild joker cards.

Rummy is played all over the world, but it is still considered as the traditional Indian game.  Presently there are different ways of playing this game, but the basics have not changed yet. It is a 13 card game with 2 decks, 1 printed joker from both the decks and a wild joker that is picked at the start of the game. There is one open deck and one closed deck; players can pick and discard their cards from the open deck and the closed deck. These are the basic rules that are followed since decades.

The present scenario has changed; there are websites like rummypassion.com which offer their services as the organizers of online rummy. People can register themselves on the website to play as much rummy as they wish. In the beginning, there are practice games and once the players are aware of the online rules, they may move on to the other formats of the game where rummy is played for money.

It is because of the honorable Supreme Court which declared in 1968 that rummy is no more a game of chance and luck, that this game has become legal in India. In fact, a lot of skill is required to play this game. Hence rummy got the tag of a skill based game where the players need to form sequences and sets. A little mistake can drastically change the situation. One who makes the wrong show automatically loses the game.

People all over India are enjoying the online rummy card game as they can play it anytime if they have a computer and a good internet connection. Apart from money people are attracted towards different minds. In every game, you will possibly play with a different player, from any part of India. On the other hand, offline rummy may become monotonous as you always play with similar faces.