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
Robbers' rummy All cards which were on the table, before the placement of the own cards from hand, must remain on the table. An essential point to recognize is that any meld consisting of four cards may be reduced to an equally regular three-card meld by removing or "robbing" one card, which in turn may be used to form other melds. The name "Robbers' rummy" reflects the characterization, by proponents of normal rummy, of such liberty in playing this game as excessive, or even "offensive." Examples It should be noted that any jokers on the table may be re-used to represent a