Progressive Rummy is a variation of Contract Rummy. The principal differences between Progressive Rummy and Contract Rummy are:
Number of Cards Gin rummy uses a standard deck of cards, which contains of 52 cards. The jokers are not used. The cards rank from king to ace, with the king being the highest and ace being the lowest. Learn how to play rummy including the objective of the game, the rules, scoring combinations and different variations (including the use of wildcards)! According to leading Gin Rummy scientists, the most useful card in this game is the 7, as it figures in more combinations than any other card. The least useful are the ace and king. As in Poker, never try to 'fill an inside straight' in Gin Rummy. If for example you have a 4 and a 5, you can add to this with either of two cards, a 3 or a 6. Gin Rummy is played with a standard rummy deck of cards and 10 cards dealt to each player, without the concept of a joker. The Ace can only be combined with the deuce(2) and not with the King(k) — K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, A is the order of cards.
In gin rummy of play is to form melds as in rummy—either sequences of three or more cards of the same suit or sets of three or more cards of the same rank. After drawing, a player whose unmatched cards (less one discard) total 10 points or less may “knock” (by physically rapping.
To be perfectly clear, here are the number of cards dealt, and the contracts, for each of the seven deals in agame of Progressive Rummy:
Deal Number | Cards Dealt | Contract |
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1 | 6 | Two Sets |
2 | 7 | One Set and One Sequence |
3 | 8 | Two Sequences |
4 | 9 | Three Sets |
5 | 10 | Two Sets and One Sequence |
6 | 11 | One Set and Two Sequences |
7 | 12 | Three Sequences |
For the remainder of the rules, refer to the Rules for Contract Rummy.