500 Rum
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| Origin | United States |
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| Alternative names | Pinochle rummy, Michigan rummy |
| Type | Matching |
| Players | 2-8 3-5 (best) |
| Skills required | Attention |
| Cards | 52-54 for 2-4 players (optional jokers) 104-108 for 5-8 players |
| Deck | Anglo-American |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Card rank (highest to lowest) | A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 (A) |
| Playing time | 20 min. |
| Related games | |
| Rummy, Canasta | |
500 rum, also called pinochle rummy, Michigan rummy, rummy 500 or 500 rummy, is a popular variant of rummy. The game of canasta and several other games are believed to have developed from this popular form of rummy. The distinctive feature of 500 Rum is that each player scores the value of the sets he melds. It may be played by 2 to 8 players, but it is best for 3 to 5. The term "Michigan Rummy" may also refer to an unrelated game involving a playing board, chips, and accumulated pots that are awarded to players who play certain cards.
500 rum is played using a standard French deck and can use 52 cards, or 53-54 cards including one or two jokers. When playing with 5 or more players, a double pack should be substituted for 104-108 cards.
The players draw for deal, low dealing first. Ace is the lowest card in the draw. The dealer shuffles, and the player to the right cuts. The dealer completes the cut and deals cards to each player and an extra one to the player to the left who discards. The player that wins the previous hand then becomes the dealer in the next game. The number of cards dealt depends on the number of players.
The object of the game is to score points by laying down and laying off cards as in regular rummy, in matched sets of three or four, and in sequences of three or more cards of the same suit (some play starting at four or more cards of the same suit). Aces are high or low; they may be played after the king or before the two card.
The remaining portion of the cards, placed face down, forms the stock; the top card is turned face up and is placed beside the stock as the upcard to start the discard pile. The discard pile should be slightly spread, so that players can readily see all the cards in it. Each player in turn, beginning with the player to the left of the dealer, may draw either the top card of the stock or any card from the discard pile. There are three conditions when drawing a card from the discard pile:
Each player in turn, after drawing but before discarding, may lay down any matched set or may lay off any card that matches a set already on the table. Cards that are laid off are kept on the table in front of the player. The player ends his turn by discarding a single card from his hand. Sequences may not "go 'round the corner"; thus, Q K A or A 2 3 may be melded, but not K A 2.
If jokers are used in the game, they are treated as wild cards and can represent any card the player chooses even if that card is already used in another meld.
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