Viennese Rummy It is suitable for two to six players. Each player is dealt ten cards, except for the dealer who receives eleven. Like German Rummy, there are no standardised rules for Viennese Rummy. In fact a raft of almost identical games go under very different names including 101 Rummy and Elimination Rummy. Knock Rummy is a generic name for rummy games where players only reveal their hand at the end of the game. Another very special variant for two people is the popular Gin Rummy. The following rules are therefore not to be regarded as binding in the sense of chess
Bluke cards are dealt, the remaining cards in the blind have been cut, and the trump suit (or "no trump") is determined, each player may make a bid from 1 to the total number of cards dealt, beginning with the player on the dealer's left. The bid is like a contract; it represents the number of tricks the player thinks s/he will take. However, players must be careful not to bid too high because if they take LESS tricks than the number of their bid, they "go set" and lose ten points times the number bid, regardless of how many tricks