Origin | United States |
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Alternative names | Continental May I? Double-deck rummy Žolíky |
Family | Matching |
Players | 4–8 |
Skills | Strategy |
Cards | 108 cards |
Deck | Anglo-American |
Play | Clockwise |
Playing time | 20 min. |
Chance | Easy |
Related games | |
Contract rummy |
Continental Rummy (also called Continental, May I?, and Double-deck rummy) is a progressive partnership Rummy card game related to Rumino. It is considered the forerunner of the whole family of rummy games using two packs of cards as one. Its name derives from the fact that it is played throughout the continental Europe (especially in the Czech Republic and Slovakia where it is known as Žolíky), the United States, Mexico, Canada, and also in South America.[1] According to Albert Morehead, it was "at one time the most popular form of Rummy in women's afternoon games, until in 1950 it lost out to Canasta."