Rummy

Rummy, group of card games, all of which, including gin rummy and canasta, are variants on a set of fundamental rules. Rummy is derived from the Spanish game of conquian and was called “rum” (queer) poker by the English. Basic rummy was devised about 1895. The object of the game is to lay down as many sets, or melds, of cards as possible; the first player to get rid of all the cards in his hand is the winner. Melds may consist of 3 or 4 cards of the same value in different suits, or sequences of 3 or 4 cards in the same suit.