The dealer starts to their left and moves clockwise. In the remaining deals, players receive 12 cards each. In the first four deals, players receive 10 cards each. There are seven deals total in Contract Rummy. Each player will then draw a card, the person who draws the lowest value card deals first. To choose the first dealer, shuffle and cut the deck. Jokers act as wild cards and may be used to substitute any card. THE CARDS & THE DEALĬontract Rummy games with greater than 5 players are played with 2 decks + 2 jokers. Popular Contract Rummy variations are: King Rummy, Continental Rummy, Shanghai Rummy, Liverpool Rummy, Progressive Rummy, and Carioca Rummy. The first version of Contract Rummy is believed to be Zioncheck, created by Ruth Armson.
RANK OF CARDS: A (high), K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, A (low)Ĭontract Rummy is the name given to a family of Rummy variants with the similar features: the game is comprised of a particular number of deals and each deal is defined by a contract, that is the pattern of melds that must be achieved in order to lay down your cards. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 3-5 players 4 is optimal OBJECTIVE OF CONTRACT RUMMY: Get rid of our cards by melding, laying off, or discarding by satisfing each rounds contract.
