We are sure that when you type the word rummy in search engines to get to know more about the game, the search results would pop up and show as many links to Gin rummy as it would to show for other forms of rummy. As you may be aware that the variant of rummy that we play in India is just one of the variants of a group of games that comes under the name – rummy. The variant that is commonly played here is called Indian rummy or 13 cards rummy. Though this also follows the pattern of pick and discard like other games, it is quite different from Gin Rummy.
We will tell you some of the basic differences between Gin Rummy and Indian rummy:
Number of cards dealt:
Indian rummy: In this variant, each player is given 13 cards and this is probably why the game is also known as 13 cards rummy.
Gin rummy: In this format of the game, each player is given 10 cards only.
Use of joker:
Indian Rummy: The use of joker and joker specific rules are an important part of 13 cards rummy and the whole game is actually based on this simple rule. Not only does the game of Indian rummy have printed jokers that comes as part of the deck of cards, there is one more card that is picked during the course of the game which is used as the joker for the game. This joker can be used to complete sets and sequences by substituting the missing card, but only once the natural sequence is melded.
