Animal Rummy
Animal Rummy Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Animal Rummy
Number of Players: 2 to 4
Object of the Game: To discard all the cards in your hand. This can be accomplished by making a set, a run or by laying off. A set is a group of three or four cards with the same picture on them. An example of a set would be three lions. A run is a group of three or four cards in numeric order. An example of a run would be four cards with a 3, 4, 5 and 6 on them (the run does not have to begin with 1). A player may also add a card to any set or run on the table. This is called "laying off." An example of laying off would be adding a fourth leopard to a group of three leopards, or placing an 8 at the end of a group of 5, 6 and 7.
How to Play: Pick a dealer to shuffle the cards and deal six cards to every player. If only two people are playing, each player receives seven cards. After the cards are dealt, the next card is placed face up on the table to start the discard pile. Place the rest of the cards face down next to the discard pile to form the stock pile.
The player to the left of the dealer begins the game. The player may either draw a card from the stock pile, or take the top card of the discard pile.
If the player has either a set or a run in hand, he/she may place the group face up on the table. If there are other sets or runs on the table, he/she may add to them by laying off (but keeping the laid-off cards on his/her side of the table). At the end of every turn, a player must place one card face up in the discard pile.
If there is no winner and the stock pile has run out, shuffle the discard pile and place it face down to create a new stock pile. Draw the top card and place it next to the stock pile to start a new discard pile.
Ending the Game: The first player to end up with no cards in their hand is the winner.
Animal Rummy 200
Number of Players: 2 to 4
Object of the Game: To reach 200 points before your opponent(s).
How to Play: This version is great for those who want to play multiple rummy games in a row. The game is played the same way as Animal Rummy—only the scoring is different! As soon as someone discards all of his/her cards, he/she is given the cards still being held by the remaining players. The score is determined by adding up the points on each of the player's cards on the table—and the winner also gets to add in the cards given by the other players. Keep a tally of the score and continue playing. The first player to reach 200 points is crowned the winner!