Origin | America |
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Alternative names | Combination rummy |
Family | Matching |
Players | 3-8 |
Skills | Strategy |
Cards | 54+ multiple decks depending on players |
Deck | French |
Rank (high→low) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 (A) |
Play | Clockwise |
Playing time | 2 hours |
Chance | Medium |
Related games | |
Gin Rummy |
Contract rummy is a Rummy card game, based on gin rummy played by 3 to 8 players.[1] It appeared in the United States during the Second World War.[2] The game is also known as Combination rummy, Deuces Wild Rummy and Joker rummy, and a proprietary version of the game called Phase 10 was published in 1982. Rounds 3 3s of a kind 1 3 of a kind and 1 run of 4 2 runs of 4 3 3s of a kind 2 3s of a kind and 1 run of 4 2 runs of 4 and 1 3 of a kind 1 run of 12