Robbers' rummy new ones. This makes it "much more exciting and engaging than any other [Rummy] variant...". Danyliuk describes it as "a fun, but difficult, variant of Rummy." The aim of Robber's Rummy is to be the first player to discard all the cards in hand by forming melds and placing them on table. Robbers' rummy is played using two standard 52-card French decks, and 2 to 6 jokers. Initially, each player is dealt 11 to 13 cards from the shuffled deck, whose remainder, called the "stock" is placed face-down on the table. The goal of each player is to reduce the
German Rummy by melding and/or laying off and, if need be, placing his last card face down ("verdeckt") on the discard pile, while announcing "Rommé" - to signify the end of the game - wins the game. All the remaining players receive as many minus points as they have card points in their hand. The main differences between German Rummy and Basic Rummy (according to Parlett) are: German Rummy is very similar in these respects to the Italian variant, . German Rummy German Rummy or Rommé ( or "Rommé mit Auslegen") is the most popular form of the worldwide game, Rummy, played