Wow! After 30 years of playing this game, I finally found out what is the actual English name. Growing up we called it "Puntos" (translates to points in English). However, I knew it was a certain type of Rummy. We play pretty much the same only difference is the scoring. Aces =15 pts no matter if it was used in a run or a set. 2-9 =5 pts. J-K =10 pts. Also, I am guessing my family plays with a game variant; if you are able to play all your cards down and also have a card to discard to get out, you score double the points. Thanks for a great video and wonderful explanations of this and other games.
An alternate name for Rummy 500 is 500 Rummy. To simplify scoring, your method of counting 2-9 all as 5 points each is fine. I recall using this alternate method of scoring.
If anyone is out there and could answer this that would be awesome. Can you add to the card that was added to a meld? For example in this video can you add to the 6 of clubs after it was added to the original meld ?
Yes. The 7 of clubs may be added to the club run. However, if 3 sevens are melded as a set, one who melds the 7 of clubs must specify whether it is added to the set of sevens or to the club run.
can you add to a meld if you have no melds down yourself? and can a player discard a rummy to end the game? and what if a card in the discard pile becomes a rummy after someone melds a set of cards is this still a rummy that can be called? and he explains it here calling rummy makes it that players turn and play continues from their position?
Our play variation is different 2 player dealer gets 10 other gets 11 discards runs are a minimum of 4 cards you must open with a set and a run together in one turn. After open on the next turn then you can take cards past the last discard. You must have one card to make a set or run in your hand prior to pulling the discards past the last discard. If your pulling all the discards starting with a Jack you must have a jack in your hand in the first place. Same goes for a Run. You must have part of the meld your going to play. you can play with a joker. It is a spoiler. if its stuck as deadwood its -50 points. If you need a card that is in the melds of your opponent, you can take this card and replace it with the joker. your opponent looses the face value of the card you take. if your opponent later draws this card he can swap out the card you took to regain the value he lost. The jokers would go back into the desk to be reshuffled.
When we play, upon calling Rummy, you can only play the card that you picked up, and you can only pick up the top card on the discard pile. Play then returns to the person who was supposed to play next.
When you pull a stack from the discard pile, do you have to play the first card in a meld, or can you use any card (ie what if you wanted the xtra card for later, but not ready to play it)
The only difference between this and the way me and my friends play is the scoring 10- face cards are worth 10pts aces are 15 or 5pts depending hi low the spread is and all other cards are worth 5pts to those wanting to know the difference between this and gin rummy is gin rummy ur keeping your spreads in your hands and not on the table
That's how I learned scoring in my family too. Also, we always just called this Rummy and I didn't even know there were different versions of Rummy until I got older.
So me and my friend got into an argument over this. He says that calling rummy is something I made up and isn't actually a real thing. Later that day when I refreshed someone on the rules of rummy I said, "If you draw the top card you don't have to use it that moment, but if you draw any cards from below, then you have to use them and put something down." And again my friend called hogwash. His only argument is "this is how my great-grandma taught me." Can y'all help me, whos right here, thx in advance.
I would play at 9 years old with my cousin 16 who taught me ace King Queen was a meld with ace 15 points. There was a video, only one that corroborated this, but now I can't find it. Did anyone else play aces this way?
This is how you score Gin Rummy NOT Rummy 500. 10-K = 10 pts. Ace high is 15 low is 5. All other cards 5. Been playing since I was a child. Can teach you the advanced strategy that change the game. Anyway....
Played with my Grandma as a kid. Thanks for the refresher.
This is exactly how we always used to play 500. Thanks!
You always have the best explanations
Thanks, my gf has been begging me to play, I have no clue but you have a great tutorial, nice job on the video
Wow! After 30 years of playing this game, I finally found out what is the actual English name. Growing up we called it "Puntos" (translates to points in English). However, I knew it was a certain type of Rummy.
We play pretty much the same only difference is the scoring. Aces =15 pts no matter if it was used in a run or a set. 2-9 =5 pts. J-K =10 pts.
Also, I am guessing my family plays with a game variant; if you are able to play all your cards down and also have a card to discard to get out, you score double the points.
Thanks for a great video and wonderful explanations of this and other games.
An alternate name for Rummy 500 is 500 Rummy. To simplify scoring, your method of counting 2-9 all as 5 points each is fine. I recall using this alternate method of scoring.
This is how we scored as well.
Thanks for posting!! I miss this game
Thanks for this explanation 👍 really helpful. Nice to see it play out like a real game.
I learned to play this in jail
Umm...
Good times, huh?
I learned to play this way as a correctional officer in prison…
I learned to play this in my grandma house and every card games I know which is a lot probably because they don’t have wifi
Can you meld on top of a single meld, if someone has one card down to be apart of another run, can someone continue the run from the single card?
Yes
This was great! I'm going to use this video to teach my students how to play!
Students of playing cards? Sign me up for that course...!
If anyone is out there and could answer this that would be awesome. Can you add to the card that was added to a meld? For example in this video can you add to the 6 of clubs after it was added to the original meld ?
Yes sir… you absolutely can. Btw been playing this game since I was a kid and I’m 47 now.
I love this game! 😃
Yes. The 7 of clubs may be added to the club run. However, if 3 sevens are melded as a set, one who melds the 7 of clubs must specify whether it is added to the set of sevens or to the club run.
This is my favorite card game.
can you add to a meld if you have no melds down yourself? and can a player discard a rummy to end the game? and what if a card in the discard pile becomes a rummy after someone melds a set of cards is this still a rummy that can be called? and he explains it here calling rummy makes it that players turn and play continues from their position?
Our play variation is different
2 player
dealer gets 10
other gets 11 discards
runs are a minimum of 4 cards
you must open with a set and a run together in one turn. After open on the next turn then you can take cards past the last discard. You must have one card to make a set or run in your hand prior to pulling the discards past the last discard. If your pulling all the discards starting with a Jack you must have a jack in your hand in the first place. Same goes for a Run. You must have part of the meld your going to play.
you can play with a joker. It is a spoiler. if its stuck as deadwood its -50 points.
If you need a card that is in the melds of your opponent, you can take this card and replace it with the joker. your opponent looses the face value of the card you take.
if your opponent later draws this card he can swap out the card you took to regain the value he lost. The jokers would go back into the desk to be reshuffled.
Question: if a player draws more than one card from the discard pile, are they required to play the top or the bottom card they pick up?
they are required to play the top card
if you have 2 cards left and draw a card to make your meld and then lay them down do i have to have a discard??
I can’t say what the actual rules are but the way I was taught is you must pull, lay down your meld then discard.
No. The 3 cards may be melded without a discard.
One of my favorites.
When we play, upon calling Rummy, you can only play the card that you picked up, and you can only pick up the top card on the discard pile. Play then returns to the person who was supposed to play next.
If you pick from the previous opponents 1 discard card only do you have to play it right away?
Thank u for sharing
Do you have to have a discard to go out
This looks sooo fun :D
Must you discard to end game? What about rummy in the deck?
When you pull a stack from the discard pile, do you have to play the first card in a meld, or can you use any card (ie what if you wanted the xtra card for later, but not ready to play it)
you have to play the first card from the discard stack immediately, you cant save it for later
great thank you
whats scoring on a queen king ace meld or what is ace value??
A Q-K-A sequence (run), the ace counts 15 and the run's total value is 35. Only in an A-2-3 run that an ace counts only one point.
What was the announcement of rummy rule?
How are you do at playing with people with played ???
The instructions are fast at the end to catch up.
Play it on .5x speed
Is an Ace considered one in a run of Q-K-A?!
Rummy game is very wonderful, i think you should try it
Do Manipulation Rummy, Carousel and Yaniv please.
Nice
The only difference between this and the way me and my friends play is the scoring 10- face cards are worth 10pts aces are 15 or 5pts depending hi low the spread is and all other cards are worth 5pts to those wanting to know the difference between this and gin rummy is gin rummy ur keeping your spreads in your hands and not on the table
That's how I learned up in the midwest. It does seem like different regions play differently.
That's how I learned scoring in my family too. Also, we always just called this Rummy and I didn't even know there were different versions of Rummy until I got older.
You should do a tutorial for James Bond!
So me and my friend got into an argument over this. He says that calling rummy is something I made up and isn't actually a real thing. Later that day when I refreshed someone on the rules of rummy I said, "If you draw the top card you don't have to use it that moment, but if you draw any cards from below, then you have to use them and put something down." And again my friend called hogwash. His only argument is "this is how my great-grandma taught me." Can y'all help me, whos right here, thx in advance.
thats the way i play if you draw single top card from discard pile you dont have to use it
Had a fight with friends over the exact same thing! I learned your way!!!
Can i lay off more than 1 meld in a single hand??
Yep, sure can.
Do you mean "More than 1 Card?" If so, yes.
I would play at 9 years old with my cousin 16 who taught me ace King Queen was a meld with ace 15 points. There was a video, only one that corroborated this, but now I can't find it. Did anyone else play aces this way?
Hi
I played it like this. Except.. We count the aces as 15 or 5. Not 1
what if the deck runs out of cards?
You restart, its tough but that rarely happens
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The ann-nounce-er is kuh-white fun-ny.
This is how you score Gin Rummy NOT Rummy 500. 10-K = 10 pts. Ace high is 15 low is 5. All other cards 5. Been playing since I was a child. Can teach you the advanced strategy that change the game. Anyway....
Tell me the advanced strategy please
I play this way except A are 15 no matter what
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I play with no calling rummy, and i call it 500 rum not rummy 500 also I call a meld a book
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This is not how u play rummy
This is not rummy